Prince Eskandar Mirza (1810–1856) ()
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
of Persia's
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar family (; 1789–1925) was an Iranian royal family founded by Mohammad Khan (), a member of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman-descended Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's '' Majlis'', conven ...
, was the son of
Abbas Mirza and grandson of
Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. He was governor of
Khoy and
Salmas 1832-1834 and governor of
Qazvin
Qazvin (; ; ) is a city in the Central District (Qazvin County), Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the provi ...
1848–1852. He died at the age of 46, 1856 in
Tabriz. He is the ancestor of the Eskandari (Eskandari-Qajar) family.
Offspring
* Prince
Mohammad Taher Mirza
* Prince Mohammad Ali Mirza
* Prince Kamran Mirza
* Prince
Yagob Mirza
See also
*
Mohtaram Eskandari
References
* Nava'i, Abdol-hossein (1976). Tarikh-e Azodi.
* Eskandari-Qajar genealogy
Qajar Pages
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Children of Abbas Mirza
1810 births
1856 deaths
19th-century Iranian politicians