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English: Kamran Afshar in the arms of his nanny, Naneh Sonbol Baji, and Haleh Afshar, standing behind a doll, in Tehran, 1940s. Sonbol Baji, who was of African extraction, was born in a harem and freed in childhood from the court of the last Qajar king, Ahmad Shah (1898-1930). She moved to the home of her future host family, the Afshars, where she grew up, married, and raised her son. She remained there until the end of her life. Photograph: Courtesy of Kamran Afshar
فارسی: کامران افشار در آغوش پرستارش، ننه سنبل باجی و هالهٔ افشار که در پشت عروسکش ایستاده است، تهران، دهه ۱۹۴۰. سنبل باجی که اصلیت آفریقایی داشت در حرمسرا به دنیا آمد و در کودکی از دربار آخرین شاه قاجار، احمد شاه (۱۹۳۰-۱۸۹۸)، آزاد شد. او به خانهٔ افشارها نقل مکان کرد، در آنجا بزرگ شد، ازدواج کرد و صاحب یک پسر شد. او تا آخر عمرش در منزل آن‌ها باقی ماند. عکس: اهدایی کامران افشار
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Source https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2016/jan/14/african-slavery-in-qajar-iran-in-photos
Author African slaves in Iran during the Qajar era were often eunuchs. Their dress suggests that they belonged to the king or high-ranking members of his court.

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