Mirza Mohammad Ashtiani (died 1873), also known as Qavam al-Dawla, was the governor of

Khorasan KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...

and Fars and a member of the

Mostowfian Ashtiani family Mostowfian Ashtiani family were a Persian people, Persian family during the Zand dynasty, Zand period who came to power in the Qajar dynasty and retained power until the middle of the Pahlavi dynasty. Their family occupation was land ownership, b ...

. Qavam al-Dawla is best known for his defeat in the Merv war against Teke Turkmen tribe. He entered the government service during the reign of

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (; 5 August 1772 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern territories in the Caucasus, com ...

and during the reign of

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...

, he achieved high ranks and was appointed governor of Khorasan. In 1862, Naser al-Din Shah ordered his uncle

Hamzeh Mirza Heshmat od-Dowleh Hamzeh Mirza Heshmat od-Dowleh (; died 1880) was a Qajar prince, governor and military officer in 19th-century Iran. The son of the crown prince Abbas Mirza, Hamzeh Mirza held various governorships and led several military campaigns, notably agai ...

, along with Qavam al-Dawla, to seize the bases of the Turkmen insurgents, who from time to time attacked Khorasan, looting the people and creating insecurity. But Qavam al-Dawla and his forces were severely defeated and returned to

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. Naser al-Din Shah removed him and Hamzeh Mirza from their posts, imprisoned Qavam al-Dawla as the main culprit, and even tried to kill him. But Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani, brother-in-law of Qavam al-Dawla, presented 100,000 Tomans in a golden tray to Naser al-Din Shah and demanded the release of Qavam al-Dawla. Naser al-Din Shah released Qavam al-Dawlah and appointed him governor of Fars. Qavam al-Dawlah married twice, his first wife being the daughter of Mirza Mayel Ashtiani, the son of Kazem Ashtiani, from whom he had a son named Ibrahim Motamed al-Saltanah, who was the father of

Ahmad Qavam Ahmad Qavam (2 January 1873 – 23 July 1955; ), also known as Qavam os-Saltaneh (), was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran five times. Early life Qavam was born in 1873 to the prominent Iranian Qavam family. His un ...

and

Vossug ed Dowleh Hassan Vossug ed-Dowleh (‎; April 1, 1868 – February 3, 1951) was an Iranian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran twice. He was the older brother of Ahmad Qavam, who also served as Prime Minister, five times. Life Hassan V ...

. His second marriage was to

Mehrmah Khanum Ismat al-Saltaneh Mehrmah Khanum Ismat al-Saltaneh (d. 1917; Persian: مهرماه خانم عصمت‌السلطنه) was a Qajar princess and travel writer, the daughter of Farhad Mirza Mo'tamed al-Dowleh and Jahan-Ara Khanum, who was the daughter of Mohammad A ...

, daughter of

Farhad Mirza Farhad Mirza (; 1818 – 1888) was a Qajar dynasty, Qajar prince, administrator, and writer in 19th-century Qajar Iran, Iran. He was the fifteenth son of the former crown prince Abbas Mirza (died 1833) and younger brother of the third Qajar shah ( ...

, son of Abbas Mirza, from whom he had two children.In the range of the incident: The political life of Ahmad Qavam, p. 31

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