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| Born | (1850-01-05)5 January 1850 Tabriz |
| Died | 2 July 1918(1918-07-02) (aged 68) Isfahan |
| 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 | Nasser-al-Din Shah |
| Mother | Efet-od-Dowleh |
| Religion | Islam |
Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan ("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-al-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Government"). He was posted as the governor of Isfahan for over 35 years, and the governor of the cities of Mazandaran, Fars, and Isfahan for a total of 40 years.
Early life
He was eldest son of Nasser-al-Din Shah and Efet-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 Mass'oud Mirza could not ascend as Shah as his mother was from outside the Qajar dynasty's family group. When he was thirteen, he was appointed the governor of Mazandaran, Turkman Sahra, Semnan, and Damghan for four years.
Later life
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.
Issue
Zell-e Soltan had 14 sons and 11 daughters including :
- Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Jalal ed-Dowleh
- 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 Persia
- 1st class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Persia
- 2nd class of Neshan-e Aqdas of Persia
- 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
- 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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