Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan

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

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]

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