Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh | |
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 Illustration of Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh by Sani ol-Mulk | |
| Born | 1782/83 |
| Died | January 1853 |
| Children | Nariman Khan Qavam al-Saltaneh Jahangir Khan Ajudanbashi Unnamed daughter who married Ernest Cloquet |
| Father | Mirza Rostom |
| Relatives | Gurgen (brother) Aghalar Beg (uncle) Manuchehr Khan Gorji (uncle) |
Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh (Persian: سلیمانخان سهامالدوله; 1782/83 – January 1853) was a nobleman from the Enikolopian family, who served as a government official in Qajar Iran.
His family were distinguished Armenians who had moved to Georgia in the 17th-century and became official translators for the Georgian king. After fleeing the 1795 Iranian attack on Tbilisi, Solayman Khan joined the Russian army. Facing forced relocation and conversion, he moved to Iran around 1811 with his companions, eventually joining the army of the Iranian crown prince Abbas Mirza and rising to the rank of major. He later served as vizier under prince Ardashir Mirza. Solayman Khan died in January 1853, leaving behind two sons, Nariman Khan Qavam al-Saltaneh and Jahangir Khan Ajudanbashi, and a daughter married to French doctor Ernest Cloquet.