Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan

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 a Persian 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]

Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
Born(1850-01-05)5 January 1850
Tabriz, Persia
Died2 July 1918(1918-07-02) (aged 68)
Isfahan, Persia
Burial
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
FatherNasser-al-Din Shah
MotherEfet-od-Dowleh
Massud Mirza in 1890, photograhed by Ernst Hoeltzer

Early life

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

Later life

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

Issue

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

Honours

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References

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

Bibliography

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