Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan

Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
Born(1850-01-05)5 January 1850
Tabriz, Iran
Died2 July 1918(1918-07-02) (aged 68)
Isfahan, Iran
Burial
Mashhad
SpouseHamdam-al-Moluk
IssuePrince Soltan Hossein Mirza Jalal ed-Dowleh
Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud
Prince Akbar Mirza Sarem ed-Dowleh
Prince Esma'il Mirza Mo'tamed Dowleh
DynastyQajar
FatherNaser al-Din Shah Qajar
MotherEfet-od-Dowleh
Massud Mirza in 1890, photograhed by Ernst Hoeltzer

Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (Persian: مسعود میرزا ظل‌السلطان, "Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow"; 5 January 1850 in Tabriz – 2 July 1918 in Isfahan), or Massud Mirza, was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-od-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Government"). He was posted as the governor of Isfahan for over 35 years, and the governor of Mazandaran, Fars, and Isfahan for a total of 40 years.[1]

Early life

He was the eldest son of Naser al-Din Shah and Effat-od-Dowleh, and the brother of Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh and of Mozaffar ad-Din Mirza (who eventually became Mozaffar ad-Din Shah), but Mas'oud Mirza could not ascend the throne because his mother was a member of the Qajar dynasty. At the age of thirteen he was appointed the governor of Mazandaran, Turkman Sahra, Semnan, and Damghan for four years.

Later life

He was governor of Isfahan from 1872 to 1907 and governor of Fars from 1907 to 1908. Mass'oud Mirza died in Isfahan in 1918. He was buried in Mashhad. He had 14 sons and 11 daughters.[citation needed]

Issue

Zell-e Soltan had 14 sons and 11 daughters including :

Honours

References

  1. ^ "IICHS – Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies".

Bibliography

  • Genealogy of descendants of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, qajarpages
  • A carpet made for Zell-e Soltan [1]
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