| Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan | |
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| Born | (1850-01-05)5 January 1850 Tabriz, Iran |
| Died | 2 July 1918(1918-07-02) (aged 68) Isfahan, Iran |
| Burial | Mashhad |
| Spouse | Hamdam-al-Moluk |
| Issue | Prince 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 |
| Dynasty | Qajar |
| Father | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Mother | Efet-od-Dowleh |
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.
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.
Issue
Zell-e Soltan had 14 sons and 11 daughters including :
- Prince Homayoun Mirza Mass’oud Amir Arfae
- Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Jalal ed-Dowleh
- Prince Pirouz Mirza Mass'oud
- Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud (1885 – 24 March 1916)
- Prince Akbar Mirza Sarem ed-Dowleh (1885 – 29 September 1975)
- Prince Esma'il Mirza Mo'tamed Dowleh (1887–1968)
Honours
- 2nd class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Iran
- 1st class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Iran
- 2nd class of Neshan-e Aqdas of Iran
- Knight of the Order of the Star of India
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle of Russia
- Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur of France
- Exalted Order of Honour of Turkey
References
Bibliography
- Soltani, Shahla (2006). Aqajan Shazdeh. Tehran: Farzan Rooz. ISBN 964-321-255-6
External links
- Genealogy of descendants of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, qajarpages
- A carpet made for Zell-e Soltan
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- Children of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
- 1850 births
- 1918 deaths
- People of the Persian Constitutional Revolution
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Politicians from Tabriz
- 19th-century Iranian politicians
- Qajar governors of Isfahan
- 20th-century Iranian politicians
- Burials at Imam Reza Shrine
- Sons of kings