PERSIA

The Qajar Dynasty

(Ghahremani, Moezi, Moezzi, Persidskii, Qahramani)

GENEALOGY

• 4) Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada Abbas Mirza, Qahraman ul-Mulk, Nai’b us-Sultana, Crown Prince of Persia. b. at Nava, Mazandaran, 26^th August 1789 (s/o H.M. Queen Aisha Khanum-e Qajar Devehlu, Mahd-i-‘Ulya-yi Duvvum), educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the titles of Vali Ahad and Nai’b us-Sultana, 20^th March 1799. Governor of Azerbaijan 1799-1805, Governor-General of Azerbaijan and Qarabagh 1805-1833, and of Khorasan 1831-1833. m. (first) at Tehran, 1803, Aisha Khanum, daughter of his maternal uncle Field Marshal H.H. Amir Mirza Muhammad Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, Tajbaksh, Ilkhani of the Royal tribe and Governor-General of Tehran. m. (second) Nush Afarin Khanum, his favourite wife. m. (third) a daughter of his uncle, ‘Ali Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. m. (fourth) Dora Khanum [Khurdi Khanum], daughter of Muhammad Yar Beg, a Turkoman nobleman of Azerbaijan. m. (fifth) a daughter of General H.E. Husain Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, sometime Governor-General of Khorasan, and of Erevan. m. (sixth) Fasil Nahar Khanum. m. (seventh) Shamil Khanum. m. (eighth) Azari Banu Khanum. m. (ninth) Zubaida Khanum (d. 1826), daughter of a merchant from Tabriz. He d. at Mashhad, 25^th October 1833 (bur. there at the Dar al-Hoffaz, Astan-i-Quds), having had issue, twenty-six sons and twenty-two daughters, including:
  • a) H.R.H. Shahzada Faridun Mirza (full brother of Sultan Murad Mirza). He d. young.
  • b) H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Mirza, Saif ud-Daula, who succeeded as H.I.M. Muhammad Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (s/o Aisha Khanum) – see below.
  • c) General H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Ardeshir Mirza, Rukn ud-Daula (cre. 1856). b. 1805 (s/o Shamil Khanum), educ. privately. Governor of Garrus and Sain Qalaye, of Gilan 1834, Gorgan 1834-1836, Mazandaran 1836-1843 and 1851-1852, and of Tehran 1851-1856, Governor-General of Arabistan & Governor of Luristan 1846 and 1849-1851, and Sadr-i-Azam of Azerbaijan & Governor of Gilan 1859-1861. A distingusihed poet under the nom de plume “Agah”. Rcvd: the Decoration of the Imperial Portrait, and the Order of the Lion and Sun 1^st class in diamonds (mil). m. Khanum Khanumha, daughter of H.E. Khushru Khan, Amir of Ardalan, sometime Governor (Vali) of Kurdistan, by his wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi Husn-i-Jahan Khanum [Valiya], daughter of Fath ‘Ali Shah. He d. before 6^th May 1867, having had issue:
    • i) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Hasan Mirza. m. Anjum us-Sultan, daughter of Colonel Ardalan. He had issue:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Ardeshir Mirza, Saham us-Sultana. b. 1846. m. Shams ul-Mulk [Princess Shams ul-Mulk Rokni] (b. before 21^st March 1875; d. 29^th August 1961, bur. Zahir ud-Daula Cemetery, Shemiran), daughter of Brigadier Ahmad Khan Meftah. He d. from heart failure, at Tehran, 1946, having had issue, four sons and three daughters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Abbas Mirza Rokni. b. 1905. m. Tala’at ul-Mulk, from the Hessabi family. He d. at Tehran, 5^th June 1985 (bur. there at the Imamzada ’Abdu’llah Cemetery), having had issue, one son and four daughters:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Rukn ud-din Mirza [Dr Rokennedin Rokni]. m. Fatima Khanum, from the Sardashti family. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzada Romtin Mirza [Romtim Rokni].
            • 1. H.H. Shahzadi Ruzba Khanum [Roozbeh Rokni].
            • 2. H.H. Shahzadi Roza Khanum [Roza Rokni].
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Jala Khanum [Jaleh Rokni-Jahangir]. m. Bijan Jahangir, son of Mirza Ahmad Khan Jahangir, by his wife, Mehrangiz Khanum, from the Doctorzadeh family. She had issue, two sons.
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzadi Mariam Khanum [Maryam Rokni-Hajiseyedjavadi]. m. Sayyid Javad Hajiseyedjavadi. She had issue, three sons.
          • (iii) H.H. Shahzadi Mina Khanum [Dr. Mina Rokni]. m. Muhammad Sarir. She had issue, two daughters.
          • (iv) H.H. Shahzadi Taliya Khanum [Talieh Rokni]. m. Hushang Alaghebandi. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Hasan Mirza [Mohamad Hasan Rokni].
        • (c) H.H. Shahzada Humayun Mirza [Homayoon Rokni].
        • (d) H.H. Shahzada Manuchihr Mirza [Manuchehr Rokni].
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Wajiha us-Sultana. m. General H.R.H. Shahzada Azizu’llah Mirza Jalali, Zafar us-Sultana (b. before 21^st March 1858; d. 18^th November 1935, bur. Zahir ud-Daula Cemetery, Shemiran), sometime Governor-General of Kurdistan and Minister for War, son of H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Jalal ud-din Mirza, Ihtisham ul-Mulk, sometime Governor-General of Fars and Special Adjutant to the Shah, by his wife, Asiya Khanum, daughter of a former Governor of Georgia – see below.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Malik-i-Afaq. m. H.E. Mirza Muzaffar Khan Ardalan, Sharaf ul-Mulk.
        • (c) H.H. Shahzadi Anjum us-Sultan.
  • d) H.R.H. Shahzada Qahraman Mirza, Yamin ud-Daula. b. 1807 (s/o Aisha Khanum), educ. privately. Governor of Sabzavar 1831, and Yazd, Governor-General of Khorasan, and of Azerbaijan 1839-1840. m. m. H.R.H. Shahzadi Humayun Sultan Khanum [Hajjah Homa Khanum] (m. second, H.R.H. Shahzada Firuz Mirza, Nuzrat ud-Daula, leaving a further one son and three daughters – see below), daughter of his paternal uncle, H.I.H. Shahzada Bahman Mirza, Intiqam ul-Mulk, Baha ud-Daula, sometime Governor of Kashan, Yazd and Simnan, by his wife, Khazan ud-Daula. He d. at Tabriz, before 5^th March 1840, having had issue, three (or four?) sons and one daughter (ancestor of the Ghahremani or Qahramani family):
    • i) H.H. Shahzada Kiumars Mirza, ‘Amid ud-Daula. b. 1835 (s/o Homa Khanum), educ. privately. Governor of Salmas, Governor-General of Kerman 1859-1862, Baluchistan 1866, and of Mazandaran 1894. Granted the title of ‘Amid ud-Daula 1861. m. (first) H.I.H. Shahzadi Aisha Khanum, ‘Aziz ud-Daula, daughter of H.I.M. Muhammad Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his fourth wife, H.R.H. Shahzadi Khadija Khanum, daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Imam Verdi Mirza, Zahir ul-Mulk, Ilkhani of the Royal tribe. m. (second) Khavar Khanum. m. (third) Aliya Khanum. He d. from an overdose of morphine, at Sangelaj, Tehran, 11th November 1905, having had issue, six and five daughters:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Taj ud-din Mirza, ‘Amid ud-Daula (s/o Aisha). Granted the title of ‘Amid ud-Daula. 1902. m. ‘Aziz ud-Mulk, daughter of H.E. Mirza Reza Quli Khan Bayat, Muqrab us-Sultana, of Maku, by his wife, H.H. Shahzadi Zahra Khanum, daughter of H.H. Shahzada ‘Asadu’llah Mirza, Hisam us-Sultana, sometime Nai’b ul-‘Ayala of Turbat-i-Haidari. He had issue:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Ghulam Husain Mirza [Gholam Hossein Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. before 21^st March 1889. m. first) 1906, Malik ul-Mulk, third daughter of H.H. Amir ‘Ali Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, Zahir ud-Daula, sometime Grand Master of Ceremonies, Governor of Mazandaran, Hamadan, Gilan, and Kermanshah, by his wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi Tuman Agha Khanum, Malika-i-Iran, Faruq ud-Daula, daughter of H.I.M. Nasir ud-din Shah, KG. m. (second) Surur-i-Aqdas, daughter of Major-General H.H. Haji Mahdi Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Majd ud-Daula, KCMG, by his wife, H.R.H. Shahzadi Masuma Khanum, Surur ud-Daula, daughter of Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada Kamran Mirza, Amir-i-Kabir. m. (third) Kubra Khanum, née Moazez. He d. 23^rd February 1958 (bur. Zahir ud-Daula Cemetery, Shemiran), having had issue, five sons and one daughter:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Kiumars Mirza [Keyoumars Ghahremani Ghajar] (s/o Malik).
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Iraj Mirza [Iraj Ghahremani Ghajar] (s/o Surur).
          • (iii) H.H. Shahzada Manuchihr Mirza [Manouchehr Ghadjar Ghahremani] (s/o Surur).
          • (iv) H.H. Shahzada Fereydun Mirza [Feraydoun Ghahremani Ghajar] (s/o Kubra).
          • (v) H.H. Shahzada Farhad Mirza [Farhad Ghadjar Ghahremani]. b. 28^th May 1924. He d. at Honolulu, Hawaii, 12^th April 2011, having had issue, two sons:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzada Farshad Mirza [Farshad Ghadjar Ghahremani]. b. 1957. m. Virginia E. Ghadjar Ghahremani (b. 1956).
            • 2. H.H. Shahzada Farid Mirza [Farid Ghadjar Ghahremani]. b. 1959. Licensed real estate agent with Ku’u Home Realty Inc in Honolulu, Hawaii. m. Roberta Jan Ghadjar Ghahremani (b. 1952).
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Homa Faruq-Iran Homa Khanum [Homa Forough-Iran Ghadjar] (d/o Malik). m. (first) ... Safdari-Ghajar (possibly same as Mohammad M H Ghadjar, who d. at Merton, Surrey, 1968). m. (second) Mahmud Nikpour-Naini (b. 1909; d. 1997). She d. at Hounslow, Middlesex, 1994, having had issue, one daughter by her second husband.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Mahdi Quli Mirza [Mahdigholi Ghahremani Ghadjar]. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Iranian Army, trained as a pilot in France 1924-1925. m. (first) Turan Khanum. m. (second) Jaleh Khanum, née Mohajer. He has issue, one son by his first wife and one son by his second wife:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Nusratu’llah Mirza [Nosratollah Ghahremani Ghadjar] (s/o Turan). m. Mahin Khanum, née Mohajer. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzada Taimuraz Mirza [Tahmoures Ghahremani Ghajar]. He has issue, two daughters:
              • a. H.H. Shahzadi Sara Khanum [Sara Ghahremani Ghajar].
              • b. H.H. Shahzadi Vanessa Khanum [Vanessa Ghahremani Ghajar].
            • 1. H.H. Shahzadi Zubaida Khanum [Soudabeh Ghahremani Ghajar].
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Taimur Mirza [Teymour Ghahremani Ghadjar] (s/o Jaleh). m. at Montgomery, Alabama, USA, Manijeh Khanum. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzada Amir Christopher Mirza [Amir Christopher Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. 25^th July 1963. He d. 20^th September 2004 (bur. Robinson Springs Cemetery, Elmore, Alabama).
            • 1. H.H. Shahzadi Joelle Khanum [Jila Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. 1967. Owner of Hair Co in Montgomery, Alabama.
        • (c) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Sadiq Mirza [Mohammad Sadegh Ghahremani Ghadjar].
        • (d) H.H. Shahzada Muhsin Mirza [Mohsen Ghahremani Ghadjar].
        • (e) H.H. Shahzada Hamid ud-din Mirza [Hamid uddin Ghahremani Ghadjar]. He had issue, one daughter:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Roshanaq Khanum [Roshanak Ghahremani Ghadjar]. m. ... Borman. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Gulshan ul-Mulk. m. (first) (div.) Mansur us-Sultan, from the Sadeghi Guilani family. m. (second) Mirza Muhammad Derakhshani. She had issue, one son by her first and and one daughter by her second husband.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Lobat ul-Mulk. m. H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza [Aga Muhammad Khan], Baha ud-Daula (b. 1893), son of H.R.H. Shahzada Darab Mirza. She had issue, three sons and two daughters – see below.
      • (2) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Sharaf ud-din Mirza [Sharaf Aldin Ghahremani]. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut of Cavalry, later one of the first handful of 9 officers trained in the Soviet Union as pilots 1924-1925. He was k. in an air accident during bad weather, while on an inspection tour of the British War front in Egypt, 18^th January 1943.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mahdi Mirza [Mahamad Mehdi Ghahremani Ghajar], Amin-i-Huzur. m. Mahtaban Khanum, née Davoudi. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Farhad Mirza [Farhad Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. 23^rd October 1925, educ. Univ of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (BSc 1951), Cornell Univ (MSc 1954), Ithaca, New York. Posted to Tehran 1962. Settled in Irvine, California, USA. Mechanical Engineer, Presdt Integrated Total Energy Inc 1980-1990, and Cogeneration Planners LLC. Mbr Dhij Energy II, Solargain Energy V, Solargain Energy VII, Total Energy IV, etc. Chair Mehrgan 2004 Cttee. Dir Khayam Persian Sch Fndn. Mbr American Club (Tehran), the Iran-American Soc (Tehran), etc. m. (first) at Los Angeles, California, USA, 12^th May 1950 (div.) Shireen Bakhtiar [aka Rose Qajar, White Cloud, Radha MacRoberts, Shireen Bakhtiar Javid (who married and divorced four or five times, the last in 1992!) ( b. at New York, USA, 1^st July 1930; m. second, Manoochehr Javid, by whom she had a further son and daughter. b. third, ... b. fourth (div. 1992) ... b. (fifth) ..., and d. at Calpe, Spain, 24^th November 2003), educ. Bersabeh Sch, Tehran, journalist, painter and poet, Editor of “Mash’al-e-Abadan” 1965-1966, author of “White Cloud: A Book of Poems” (1995), co-author of “Saadi: Stories for Young Adults from the Gulistan” (2000), younger daughter of Dr Abol Ghassem Bakhtiar, of Tus, Persia, sometime Dean of Tehran Univ Medical Sch and Chief Surgeon for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co, by his first wife, Lieutenant-Commander Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar, USN, sometime nurse consultant with US Public Health Service Point-4 Programme in Tehran, daughter of Captain James Woodsen Jeffreys, sometime Mayor of Weiser, Washington Co, Idaho, US. b. (second) Hoori E. Khanum (b. 12^th January 1938), Presdt Khayam Persian Sch Fndn, Mbr Cogeneration Planners LLC, daughter of ‘Ali Mostafavi Kashani, by his wife, Nayira Khanum [Nayereh]. He had issue, one son and three daughters by his first wife and two sons by his second wife:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Jamshid Mirza [Dr Jamshid Bakhtiar Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. at Berkeley, California, USA, 5^th March 1952 (s/o Shireen), educ. American Community Sch, Tehran, Univ of California, Los Angeles (BA 1973, MA 1975), and Cornell Univ Medical Coll (MD 1981, PhD 1983), Mental Health Fellowship Trainee Brain Research Inst Los Angeles 1973-1975, Research Assist in Neurology Cornell Univ Medical Coll New York 1979-1981, Assist Surgeon The New York Hospital 1981-1982, Fellow in Neurology Cornell Univ Medical Coll 1982-1983, Resident Neurosurgeon The New York Hospital 1983-1986, Chief Resident Neurosurgeon 1986-1987, Assist Attending Neurosurgeon The New York Hospital and Assist Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) Cornell Univ Medical Coll 1987-1993, Assoc Attending Neurosurgeon & Assoc Professor 1993-1995, Clinical Assoc Professor 1995-2003, Attending Neurosurgeon and Clinical Professor since 2003, Dir Aitken Neuroscience Center 1987-1995, Chief of Neurosurgery Cornell Trauma Center of Jamaica Hospital since 1989, Presdt Brain Trauma Fndn since 1995, Visiting Professor Univ of Washington Dept of Neurosurgery 1993, Montefiore Hospital 1997, Yale Univ Dept of Neurosurgery 1997, Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians & Surgeons 1997, Univ of Maryland Shock Trauma Center 1998, North Shore Univ Hospital Trauma Center 1998, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 2001, and Univ of California at San Diego 2008, Visiting Fellow The Salk Inst of San Diego 2004. Dir of Soros Head Injury Initiative in Central and Eastern Europe, Guidelines for Pre-hospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, National Highway Traffic Safety Admin, etc. Hon Police New York Police Dept 2007. Mbr American Assoc of Neurological Surgeons, American Coll of Surgeons, American Assoc for the Surgery of Trauma, Assoc for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Joint Section of Neurotrauma & Critical Care AANS/CNS, and Soc for Neuroscience. m. at Houston, Texas, USA, ca 15^th October 2006, Allison. He has issue, three daughters:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzadi Farah Khanum [Farah Ghahremani Ghajar].
            • 2. H.H. Shahzadi Lailee Khanum [Lailee Ghahremani Ghajar].
            • 3. H.H. Shahzadi Hana Khanum [Hana Ghahremani Ghajar].
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Dara Mirza [Dara Ghadjar Ghahremani]. b. at Los Angeles, California, USA, 2^nd November 1971 (s/o Hoori), educ. Univ of California at San Diego (BSc), and Stanford Univ (Ph.D.), California, USA. Psychologist, Postdoctoral Fellow in Russ Poldrack’s Lab at UCLA, Assist Researcher in the The Semel Inst for Neuroscience & Human Behavior since 2010.
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Jamila Khanum [Jamileh [Jamie] Ghahremani Ghajar. b. 8^th December 1950 (d/o Shireen). She d. from the after effects of a severe cold, at Santa Ana, California, USA, 7^th November 2008.
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzadi Soraya Khanum [Soraya Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. 29^th April 1955 (d/o Shireen), educ. Roya High Sch, Tehran. m. H.H. Shahzada Fath ‘Ali Mirza [Fathali Ghahremani Ghajar] (b. 1948), Presdt & CEO Neurodynamics Inc in New York, elder son of H.H. Shahzada Malik Ibrahim Mirza [Malek Ebrahim Ghahremani Ghadjar], by his wife, Narcis Khanum, née Nuban. She has issue, a daughter – see above.
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzadi Sue-san Khanum [Dr Sue-san Ghahremani Ghajar], educ. Univ of Ottawa (PhD 1994), Canada. Linguist. Lecturer at Univ of Mazandaranand in the Faculty of Persian Language, Literature & Foreign Language of the Univ of Alzahra . Dir Hamrahan Center for Language Studies, Snr Editor of “Contemporary Iraninan Art & The Islamic World”. m. Dr Hussein Mohhamdi Doostdar, of the Iran Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaboration.
          • (iv) H.H. Shahzadi Amina Khanum [Mina Ghadjar Ghahremani]. b. at Los Angeles, California, USA, 30th September 1968 (d/o Hoori). m. Dr Vahid Yaghmai, Radiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Mahin Khanum [Mahin Ghadjar Ghahremani]. m. Hassan Mostafavi Kashani, son of ‘Ali Mostafavi Kashani, by his wife, Nayira Khanum [Nayereh]. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
      • (4) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza. He had issue, five daughters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Farkhunda Khanum [Farkhondeh Ghahramani]. m. Hasan Khiveh. She had issue, two sons and a daughter.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Farangis Khanum [Farangis Ghahramani].
        • (c) H.H. Shahzadi Fariba Khanum [Fariba Ghahramani].
        • (d) H.H. Shahzadi Farida Khanum [Farideh Ghahramani].
        • (e) H.H. Shahzadi Farzana Khanum [Farzaneh Ghahramani].
      • (5) H.H. Shahzada Qahraman Mirza. m. Madar Aqa. He had issue, a daughter:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Turkan ul-Mulk a.k.a. Jamil ud-Daula (d/o Madar Aqa).
      • (6) H.H. Shahzada Shua ud-din Mirza (s/o Aisha). m. (first) Iffat us-Sultana, from the Motazedi family. m. (second) Hajjah Fereshteh. He had issue, two sons and two daughters by his first wife, and two sons and two daughters by his second wife:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Nur ud-din Mirza [Noureddin Ghahremani] (s/o Iffat). m. Nuzhat ul-Mulk. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Sasan Mirza [Sasan Ghahremani]. Settled in Alberta, Canada. Presdt Platinum R3S Ltd. m. Sossan Kasraie. He has issue, a son:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzada Sorush Mirza [Soroosh Ghahremani].
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Nur Jahan Khanum, Iffat us-Sultana. m. (first) (div.) Nizam ud-din Parvin Eshghabadi. m. (second) Fathu’llah Daftari. She had issue, one son by her first, and two sons and one daughter by her second husband.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Nayyar ud-din Mirza (s/o Iffat).
        • (c) H.H. Shahzada Malik Ibrahim Mirza [Malek Ebrahim Ghahremani Ghadjar] (s/o Fereshteh). m. Narcis Khanum, née Nuban. He had issue, two sons:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Fath ‘Ali Mirza [Fathali Ghahremani Ghajar]. b. 1948 (s/o Shireen), educ. American Community Sch, Tehran, Univ of Cincinnati (BSc), Ohio, and the Iran Centre for Management Studies (MBA). Settled in New York, USA. Presdt & CEO Neurodynamics Incin New York. Treasurer Iranian American Political Action Cttee. Life Mbr International Qajar Studies Assoc 2004. Mbr ASME. m. H.H. Shahzadi Soraya Khanum [Soraya Ghahremani Ghajar] (b. 1955), daughter of H.H. Shahzada Farhad Mirza [Farhad Ghahremani Ghajar], sometime Presdt Integrated Total Energy Inc and Cogeneration Planners LLC, by his first wife Shireen Bakhtiar [Rose Qajar], younger daughter of Dr Abol Ghassem Bakhtiar, sometime Dean of Tehran Univ Medical Sch and Chief Surgeon for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. He had issue, a daughter:
            • 1. H.H. Shahzadi Shahrzad Khanum [Shahrzad Ghahremani Ghadjar]. b. 1989, educ. United Nations International Sch, and Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
            • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza [Mohammad Ghahremani Ghadjar] [Mo Ghajar], educ. American Community Sch, Tehran, and Univ of Cincinnati (grad 1971), Ohio, USA. m. Soheila Khanum, née Hangafarin. He had issue, one daughter:
              • 1. H.H. Shahzadi Rojin Khanum [Rojin Ghahremani Ghadjar]. m. 8^th June 1992, educ. Shayestegan Sch, and Nazir Ir High Sch, Tehran.
        • (d) H.H. Shahzada Sharif ud-din Mirza [Sharif e din Ghahremani Ghadjar] (s/o Fereshteh). m. Masuma Khanum, née Ehteshami. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Qahraman Mirza [Ghahreman Ghahremani Ghajar] [Dr Gary Ghahremani Ghajar]. m. 1940, educ. Alborz Coll, Tehran, Goethe Inst (Dipl. German 1959), Munich, Albert-Ludwigs-Univ (BSc 1960, MSc 1962, MD 1965), Freiburg, Germany, and Univ of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois, USA. Residency Physician Freiburg Univ Hospitals 1965-1966, Medical Resident at St Josefs Hospital in Dortmund and Rheinland Women’s Hospital in Wuppertal 1966-1967, Rotating Intern at New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital 1967-1968, Diagnostic Radiology Resident at the Univ of Chicago Hospitals 1968-1971, Assist Professor & Instructor in Radiology at Univ of Chicago Pritzker Medical Sch 1071-1973, Assoc Professor & Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiology at the Medical Coll of Virginia 1973-1976, Professor & Chair Dept of Diagnostic Radiology at Evanston Hospital-Northwestern Univ Medical Center 1976-2000, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern Univ since 2000, Clinical Professor of Radiology at UCSD Medical Center in San Diego since 2000. Editor-in-Chief “Gastrointestinal Radiology” 1975-1992 and “Abdominal Imaging” 1992-1996. A leading US expert in intestinal and colonic deseases. Fellow Inst of Medicine of Chicago 1979, and American Coll of Radiology 1980. Chair Gastrointestinal Radiology Faculty of American Coll of Radiology 1982-1089. Hon Mbr Toronto Radiology Soc 1989. Mbr American Assoc of Univ Professors 1971-1982, Soc of Nuclear Medicine 1971-1982, American Medical Writers Assoc 1975-1980, Computerized Tomography Soc 1978-1984, Medical Soc of Virginia 1973-1985, World Medical Assoc 1982-1990, etc. Presdt Diagnostic X-Ray Assocs Ltd 1978-1997. m. 1975, Dr Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani [Zoe] (b. at Mashhad, Khorasan, 1947), educ. Shahdokht Sch, Mashad, Ferdowsi Univ, and Univ of London, and Northwestern Univ Sch of Dentistry, author of “Shareeke Gham” and “Sky of Red Poppies” (2011), daughter of Rafi Khan Khazai. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
            • 1. Cyrus J. Ghahremani Ghajar. b. 1980, educ. Portland State Univ. Musician.
            • 1. Susan F. Ghahremani Ghajar. b. 1967. Artist and illustrator since 2001, author of “Musical Notes” (2008), “Mini Notes: 30 Pocket-sized Notecards” (2008), “Orchard Owls Sticky Notes” (2008), “Sparkling Sea Noteblock” (2010), “Treetop Tidings Fold and Mail Stationery” (2010), “Land + Air + Water Triptych Journal Collection” (2010), “Birds of a Feather” (2011), etc.
            • 2. Lilly Rana Ghahremani Ghajar. b. at Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1977, educ. Univ of Chicago (BA), Illinois, and Univ Coll of Los Angeles (UCLA) (LLB), California, USA. Attorney and business exec.
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Arslan Mirza [Arsalan G. Qajar], educ. Alborz Coll, Tehran.
          • (iii) H.H. Shahzada Shadman Mirza [Shadman Ghahremani Ghadjar]. b. at Tehran, educ. Graz Univ of Technology (MSCE), Graz, Austria. Civil engineer. Settled in Danville, California, USA.
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Victoria Khanum [Victoria Ghahremani Ghadjar].
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Humayun Dokht Khanum (d/o Iffat).
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Sha’ar ul-Mulk (d/o Iffat).
        • (c) H.H. Shahzadi Malika Khanum (d/o Fereshteh). m. ‘Ali Fakhrieh. She had issue, three sons and one daughter.
        • (d) H.H. Shahzadi Huri Khanum (d/o Fereshteh). m. ... Toomaj. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi ‘Aziz ud-Daula (d/o Aisha). m. Major-General H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza, Mulk Ara (b. at Baghdad, Iraq, before 31^st July 1859; dd. at Qom, before 14^th February 1907, bur. at the Muhammad Shah Mausoleum, Qum), sometime Deputy Minister for Justice & Commerce and Governor of Persian Iraq, eldest son of Lieutenant-General H.I.H. Shahzada ‘Abbas Mirza, Mulk Ara, sometime Minister for Justice & Commerce and Hon Presdt of the Council of Ministers. She had issue, three daughters – see below.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Tala’at ud-Daula (d/o Khavar).
      • (3) H.H. Shahzadi Nimtaj Khanum (d/o Aisha). Fl 1892. m. H.H. Shahzada Yahya Mirza, Lesan ul-Hukama, fourth son of H.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’l Husain Mirza, Shams ul-Shu’ara, sometime Poet Laureate of Persia, by his wife, H.R.H. Shahzadi Jahan Sultan Khanum, daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Saifu’llah Mirza, sometime Governor of Simnan, Qazvin, Malayar and Tuysarkan. She had issue, four sons and three daughters – see below.
      • (4) H.H. Shahzadi Qamar ul-Mulk.
      • (5) H.H. Shahzadi ‘Aziz ud-Mulk. b. 26^th October 1929. She d. at Los Angeles, California, USA, 4^th March 2009.
    • ii) H.H. Shahzada Akbar Mirza. Governor of Urumiya 1865-1866.
    • iii) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Hasan Mirza. b. 1837. Governor of Turbat-i-Haidari.
    • iv) ?Lesan us-Sultan. He had issue:
      • (1) Touran Khanum Ghahremani. m Salar Mansour Yeganeh. She had issue, three daughters.
    • i) H.H. Shahzadi Jahan Ara Khanum, Aziz us-Sultana (d/o Homa Khanum). m. H.H. Shahzada ‘Asadu’llah Mirza, Hisam us-Sultana, second son of H.R.H. Shahzada Murad Mirza, Saif ul-Mulk, sometime Governor of Kerman and Kashan, by his first wife, H.R.H. Shahzadi Hajjah Jahan Begum, daughter of Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada Abbas Mirza, Qahraman ul-Mulk, Nai’b us-Sultana, Crown Prince of Persia. She had issue, two sons and three daughters – see below.
  • e) H.R.H. Shahzada Bahram Mirza, Mu’izz ud-Daula (cre. 1858). b. 1809, educ. privately. Styled Nai’b ul-Iyala 1850-1858. Governor of Koy 1828, Kermanshah 1834-1837, Luristan 1868-1870 and 1875-1876, and of Mazandaran 1873-1874, Deputy Governor of Tehran 1850-1852, Governor-General of Fars 1848-1850, Azerbaijan 1859-1860, and Arabistan 1868-1870 and 1875-1876, Judge Advocate Gen 1865-1868, Minister for Justice 1878. He d. from heart failure, 21^st October 1882, having had issue, four sons and two daughters (ancestor of the Moezi and Moezzi families):
    • i) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Ismail Mirza, Mu’izzud-Daula (cre. 1892). b. 1830, educ. privately. Appointed Col 1852, prom Maj-Gen, Paymaster-General at Gilan 1904 [Governor of Hamadan 1920?]. He had issue:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Khanum Khanumah. m. H.I.M. Sultan Ahmad Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia (b. at Tabriz, 21^st January 1898; d. in exile at Neuilly sur Seine, France, 27^th February 1930), third son of H.I.M. Muhammad ‘Ali Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia, by his second wife, H.M. Malika-i-Jahan Khanum, Mahd-i-‘Aliya, eldest daughter of Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada Kamran Mirza, Amir-i-Kabir.
    • ii) H.H. Shahzada Ishaq Mirza. He had issue:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum. m. Ahmad Khan. She d. 19^th February 1894.
    • iii) H.H. Shahzada Ibrahim Mirza. He had issue, a son:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Najaf Quli Mirza, Hisam ud-Daula [Najaf-Gholi Moezzi]. b. 1885. Financial Agent at Hamadan 1920, and at Qazvin 1925-1927.
    • iv) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Sadiq Mirza.
    • i) H.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum. m. Sardar ‘Ali Khan (d. 1860), Governor of Sistan.
    • ii) H.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum. m. H.E. Pasha Khan, Amin ul-Mulk. She d. 1^st July 1892.
  • f) H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’llah Mirza. He d. 1853, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
    • i) H.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’llah Mirza, Hashmat ud-Daula (cre. 1881). b. 1847, as Ibrahim Mirza and renamed ‘Abdu’llah by H.I.M. Nasir ud-din Shah, in honour of his late father, educ. privately. Deputy Governor of Kermanshah 1881-1882, and Governor of Burjund, Luristan and Mazandaran 1891-1892. He d. at Kameah, February 1904, having had issue, three sons:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Ghulam Shah Khan. Entered the Persian Cossack Bde. 1900.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Ibrahim Mirza, I’tizad us-Sultana.
      • (3) General H.H. Shahzada Nasru’llah Khan.
  • g) H.R.H. Shahzada Jahangir Mirza. b. 1810 (s/o Khurda Khanum), educ. privately. Governor of Saharan 1828-1834. Author of “Tarikh-i-nav”. Blinded with his brother Khushru, December 1834, having had issue, two sons:
    • i) H.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’llah Mirza.
    • ii) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Husain Mirza.
  • h) Field Marshal H.R.H. Shahzada Bahman Mirza. b. at Tehran, 11^th October 1810 (s/o Aisha Khanum). Governor of Ardabil 1831-1834, of Tehran and C-in-C 1834, Governor of Burjuhid 1834-1841, and Tabriz 1847-1848, acting Governor-General of Azerbaijan 1842-1847. Exiled to Georgia 1848. m. sixteen wives, including (first) Barda Khanum. m. (second) Shahzadi Khanum. m. (third) Qihar Khanum. m. (fourth) Mihr Farid Khanum, grand-daughter of Mustafa Khan, of Talish. m. (fifth) Kuchik Khanum. m. (sixth) H.R.H. Shahzadi Malik Sultan Khanum. m. (seventh) Nush Afarin Khanum. He d. at Shushi, Azerbaijan, 11^th February 1884, having had issue, thirty-four sons and thirty daughters, including (Recognised in the titles of Prince Persidskii and Princess Persidskaya with the style of His or Her Illustrious Highness, in the Russian Empire, 14^th August and 2^nd December 1886):
    • i) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Anushirvan Mirza, Zia ud-Daula. b. at Tabriz, 1832. Governor of Luristan 1887-1888. Governor of Turshiz 1873, Talech 1878, of Burjuhid, Tabriz 1881-1882, of Semnan and Damghan 1898-1899. He d. at Shushi, Azerbaijan, 23^rd October 1899.
    • ii) H.H. Shahzada Jalal ud-din Mirza. Returned to Persia. He had issue, a son:
      • (1) Major-General H.S.H. Prince Shafi Khan Persisdskii. Maj-Gen. Russian service. b. 1853. Granted the personal style of His Serene Highness in Russia, 11^th October 1907. Remained in the Russian service, after his father’s return to Persia. He d. by suicide, at St Petersburg, 1909, having had issue, a son:
        • (a) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Faizu’llah Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Faizalla Persidskii], educ. Nicolaev Cavalry Sch, Russian service until 1918, Maj-Gen transf Azerbaijan Army 1920. m. Hurshud Khanum (d. at Baku), a descendant of the Nakhchivan Khans, singer with the Azerbaijan State Opera & Ballet Theatre. He was k. (s.p.?) by the Communists during the Civil War, 1920.
    • iii) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Mahmed-Ali Persidskii].
    • iv) Major-General H.S.H. Prince Rizaqulu Persidskii [H.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Khan]. b. 1837 (s/o Shahzadi Malik Sultan Khanum). Maj-Gen. of Cav., Russian service 1883. Granted the personal style of His Serene Highness in Russia, 14^th August 1886. Rcvd: Knt. of the Orders of St Stanislas 2^nd class (1868, Knt. 3^rd class 1863), and St Vladimir 3^rd class (1888, Knt. 5^th class 1875) of Russia, and the Order of the Crown of Prussia (1873). m. (first) H.H. Shahzadi Aliya Khanum (d. 1910), daughter of his uncle, H.H. Shahzada Nasru’llah Mirza. m. (second) H.S.H. Princess Aleksandra Feodorovna Persidskaya, who had converted to Russian Orthodox Christianity in 1869, daughter of Tugan Mirza-Baranovski, from an old Tatar family. He d. 1894, having had issue, three sons:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Akbar Mirza [H.S.H. Prince Akper Persidskii] (s/o Shahzadi Aliya Khanum), educ. Corps des Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Imperial Guards, Russian service. Granted the personal style of His Serene Highness in Russia, 14^th August 1886. m. Agha Begum [H.S.H. Princess Agha Bika Persidskaya], née Utsmieva, who returned to Iran with her family in 1937. He d. before 1937, having had issue, two sons and two daugters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Rizaqulu Persidskii]. b. 1909. Returned to Iran with his family in 1937, but later removed to Nice, France. m. Valentina [H.S.H. Princess Valentine Sergievna Persidskaya], daughter of Sergei Hohlov. He had issue, one daughter:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Sultanat Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Soltanat Persidskaya]. b. at Baku, 1930. m. Rashid Sadikhov. She d. at Baku, 1985, having had issue, two sons.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Rukn ud-din Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Rukhnaddin Persidskii], educ. Corps des Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Imperial Guards, Russian service. Went into exile in the UK after the Civil War in 1920.
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Dil Shad Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Dilshad Rustambekova]. Maid of Honour to Empress Maria Alexandrovna. m. Iskander Beg Rustambekov (k. during the Russian revolution, 1917), son of Rustam Beg. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Sarai Malika Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Saray Melik Persidskaya].
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Fath ‘Ali Mirza [H.S.H. Prince Fatali Persidskii] (s/o Shahzadi Aliya Khanum), educ. Corps des Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Imperial Guards, Russian service. Granted the personal style of His Serene Highness in Russia, 14^th August 1886. m. Anwar Bika Khanum [H.S.H. Princess Anver Bika Persidskaya], daughter of Aman Khan, of Nakhchivan, by his wife, Fatima Bika Khanum, Khan Bika Khanum, daughter of Hasay Khan Utsmiev, of the Utsmi of Kaytak. He had issue, three sons and one daughter, including:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Simuzar Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Simuzar Persidskaya]. m. Professor Sadik Huseinov, son of Javad Huseinov. She d. at Baku, 1981.
      • (3) H.S.H. Prince Aleksander Petrovitch Riza-Kuli-Mirza. b. 1870 (s/o Princess Aleksandra), educ. Corps des Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut Imperial Guard, Capt en second Escort of the Emperor of Russia. Became an Orthodox Christian. Served with the "White" forces during the Russian Civil War. Went into exile in China and later emigrated to, Seattle, in the USA. Granted the personal style of His Serene Highness in Russia, 14^th August 1886. m. H.S.H. Princess Maria Konstantinovna Persidskaya, daughter of Colonel Konstantin Peregorodski. He left issue, many of whom reside in the USA.
    • v) H.H. Shahzada Darab Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Darab Persidskii].
    • vi) Colonel H.Il.H. Prince Shahrukh Persidskii [H.H. Shahzada Shahrukh Mirza Qajar]. b. 15^th September 1844. Col Imperial Guard, Russian service. Rcvd: Knt. of the Orders of St Anne 2^nd class (with swords), and St Vladimir 5^th class (with swords) of Russia, and the Order of the Lion & Sun 3^rd class of Persia. He d. 1915, having had issue, four sons and three daughters:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Kamran Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Kamran Persidskii]. b. at Shusha, Azerbaijan, 1866. Returned to Persia and settled in Tehran, 1919. m. before 1905, Mah Begum [Mahbegin] (d. at Lajin, Azerbaijan, 1943), daughter of Muhammad Qasim Agha-e Javanshir, of Qarabagh, by his wife, H.H. Shahzadi Taj ul-Mulk, daughter of H.H. Shahzada Bahman Mirza. He d. at Tehran, 1935, having had issue, a daughter:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Mahruh Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Mahruh Persidskaya]. b. 1913, educ. Azerbaijan Medical Univ. m. Rahman Davudov (b. 1914; d. 1996). She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • (2) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Darab Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Darab Persidskii], educ. Military Sch, St Petersburg. Instigated a reactionary uprising in favour of Muhammad ‘Ali Shah at Qazvin in 1910, arrested and dismissed the Russian service, Col Persian Cossack Bde. sometime after 1916. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of St Stanislas 5^th class of Russia, and the Order of the Lion & Sun 3^rd class of Persia. He was k. on the orders of Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1925.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Jamal Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Ghamal Persidskii]. b. at Shusha, 186x, educ. Teachers’ Coll, Shusha. Returned to Persia in 1916. m. three wives. He d. 1928, having had issue, three sons and seven daughters (of whom four daughters by his third wife).
      • (4) H.H. Shahzada Qahraman Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Gharaman Persidskii]. Returned to Persia in 1916. He d. after 1950.
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Taj ul-Mulk.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Fakhr us-Sultana. m. Aziz Bey Sultanov, Khan of Erevan. She d. 1944, having had issue, two sons and two daughters.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzadi Nim Taj Khanum. m. Abdil Bey. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • vii) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Khan Baba Khan Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Khan Baba Khan Persidskii]. b. 1849, educ. privately. Col in the Russian service. m. (first) Sairafiya Khanum, elder daughter of Mirza Fath ‘Ali Akhundzada [Fatali Akhoundov]. m. (second) ... un-nisa Khanum, younger daughter of Mirza Fath ‘Ali Akhundzada [Fatali Akhoundov]. He d. 1926, having had issue three sons and four daughters:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Mansur Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Mansur Persidskii]. Served in the Russian Army during the Great War. He d. at Baku, 1931.
      • (2) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Khusru Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Khosrov Mirza Qajar]. Served in the Russian Army during the Great War, trans. Azerbaijan Army in 1918, and went into exile in Turkey 1920.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Bahman Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Bahman Persidskii]. b. 1894, educ. Inst of Technology, St Petersburg. Went into exile in France. m. Zarintaj Khanum, daughter of Haji Zainal Abidin Tagiyev. He d. at Marseille, France, 1927, having had issue, two sons:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Malika Shima Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Maleksima Persidskaya]. m. Agha Sadiq Tagiyev, son of Haji Zainal Abidin Tagiyev. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Milki Jahan Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Milkijahan Persidskaya].
      • (3) H.H. Shahzadi Tuba Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Tuba Persidskaya]. m. (first) (div. 1921) Fath ‘Ali Akhundzada [Fatali Akhoundov] (k. by the Communists, 1937), only son of Rashid Akhoundov, by his wife, Malik Jahan Khanum, daughter of Haji Buyuk Murad Bey Nuribekov, by his wife H.H. Shahzadi Rashanda Khanum. m. (second) (div.) 1924, ... Valadier , a French citizen.
      • (4) H.H. Shahzadi Aliya Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Aliya Persidskaya]. m. (first) ... Hajibeklinski. m. (second) ... Sultanov. m. (third) ‘Abdu’r Rahman Nizami. She had issue, one son, by her first husband.
    • viii) Colonel H.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’s Samid Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Abdul Samed Persidskii] [Aga]. Col in the Russian service. Rcvd: Knt of the Orders of St Stanislas 3^rd class, St Anne 4^th class, and St Vladimir 5^th class of Russia, Knt of the Order of the Dannebrog of Denmark, and the Order of the Lion & Sun 3^rd class of Persia. m. (first) ... m. (second) ca. 1907, Ziba Khanum (d. at Baku, 1972). He d. at Shusha, 1924, having had issue, two sons by his first wife, and three sons and two daughters by his second wife:
      • (1) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Sadr ud-din Bahmanoglu Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Sadroddin Persidskii] (s/o the first wife). Col in the Russian service, transf Azerbaijan Army 1918. m. Gunesh Khanum, daughter of Tajiq Beg. He was k. by the Communists during the Civil War, 1920, having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Akbar Mirza [Akper Mirzoev]. He was k. on active service, 1942.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Askar Mirza [Asker Mirzoev]. He d. 1995, having had issue, two daughters:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Saida Khanum [Saida Agaev]. m. Adil Agaev (b. 1949), attorney and public prosecutor in Azerbaijan, her second cousin. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzadi Aida Khanum [Aida Quliyev]. m. Fikrat Quliyev. She has issue, two sons.
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Farishana Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Farishane Persidskaya].
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Suraya Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Suraya Qajar]. b. at Shusha, 1^st May 1910 (d/o Gunesh Khanum), educ. at the Pedagogical Technical Sch, Baku. Opera singer, soloist with the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theatre 1927-1939, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Orchestra 1940-1968, and the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra 1946-1957, vocal teacher after 1968. 'National Artist' of Azerbaijan SSR and Armenian SSR 1954. Rcvd: Medal of Honour 2nd class. m. Sergei Sergeiev, an Armenian national. She has issue, one daughter.
        • (c) H.H. Shahzadi Sultanat Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Sultanat Persidskaya].
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Ziat ud-din Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Ziatdin Persidskii] (s/o the first wife).
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Bahman Mirza [Bahman Agayev]. b. at Shusha, 1908 (s/o Ziba Khanum), educ. Azerbaijan Pedagological Inst, Shusha. He served in the Second World War and went missing in action, 1942/1943 (bur. Byelorussia), having had issue, two daughters.
      • (4) H.H. Shahzada Khusru Mirza [Hosrov Agayev]. b. at Shusha, 1910 (s/o Ziba Khanum), educ. Azerbaijan Pedagological Inst, Shusha. He served in the Second World War, wounded and discharged 1944. Journalist and columnist for a Communist Party newspaper. m. Sayali Khanum, née Asgerova. He d. at Baku, 1960, having had issue, two sons and four daughters.
      • (5) H.H. Shahzada Hashim Mirza [Hashim Agayev]. b. at Shusha, 1924 (s/o Ziba Khanum). He served in the Second World War, wounded and discharged 1943. m. Afat Khanum, née Asgerova. He d. at Baku, having had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Shahzadi Khanum [Shahzade Agayeva]. b. at Shusha, 1915 (d/o Ziba Khanum), educ. Medical Technical Sch, and Azerbaijan Medical Inst. m. Yusuf Asgerov. She d. from tuberculosis, at Baku, 1942, having had issue, an only son.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Sultanat Khanum [Sultanat Agayeva]. b. at Shusha, 8^th March 1919 (d/o Ziba Khanum), educ. Medical Technical Sch. Obstetrician. m. Jafar Malikov. She d. at Baku, 16^th June 1994 (bur. there), having had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • ix) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Mahmud Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Mahmud Persidskii]. Maj-Gen. in the Russian service, later transf. to the Persian service.
    • x) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Amir Kazim Mirza Bahmanoglu Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Amir-Kasim Persidskii]. b. at Shusha, 1853, educ. Imperial Cavalry Sch, St Petersburg. Munshi Bashi at the Russian Vice-Consulate at Sistan, Maj-Gen in the Russian service, transf to the Azerbaijan service 1918, and served in the Civil War 1918-1920. Rcvd: Knt of the Orders of St Stanislas 1^st class, St Vladimir 2^nd class, and St Anne 3^rd class of Russia, and the Order of the Lion & Sun 1^st class of Persia. m. Quvhar Khanum [Princess Qovhar Kadjar] (b. 1862; d. 1927), daughter of ‘Ali Asker Ismailov. He was k. by the Communists, at Ganja, 1920, having had issue, two sons and four daughters:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Davud Mirza [Davud Kadjar].
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Darab Mirza [Darab Mirza Kadjar]. b. 7^th May 1902, educ. Sen Sir Sch. Went into exile in France after the Russian revolution, then migrated to the USA and served with the Humble Oil Corp in Texas. m. at the American Cathedral, Paris, France, 1938, Marguerite Alice (b. at Paris, France, 29^th February 1912; d. at Baytown, Texas, USA, 8^th December 2002, bur. there), educ. in France, England, Germany and Switzerland, only child of Edward Fowles, of London, England, by his wife, Gladys Austin Grice. He d. at Baytown, Texas, USA, 8^th December 1997, having had issue, one son and three daughters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Davud Mirza [David Mirza Kadjar]. b. 1941. Real Estate Agent and Property Developer. m. Bennie (b. 1942), née Gray. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Douglas Mirza [Douglas Mirza Kadjar]. b. 1966. m. (first) at Harris, Texas, 15^th June 1991 (div. June 1999), Laura J. Moser (b. 1969). m. (second) at Driftwood, Texas, 12^th February 2005, Brenna Lynn [Brenna Troyan-Kadjar] (b. at Houston, Texas, 1973), née Troyan. He has issue, two daughters by his first wife, and one daughter by his second wife:
            • 1. Jenna Marie Kadjar (d/o Laura).
            • 2. Alyssa Ruth Kadjar (d/o Laura).
            • 3. Jordan Elizabeth Troyan-Kadjar (d/o Brenna).
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Julie Gray Khanum [Julie G. Kadjar Davidson]. b. 1969. m. at Harris, Texas, 23^rd May 1992, Vaughan W. Davidson (b. 1970). She has issue, two sons and one daughter.
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzadi Jenni Margaret Khanum [Jenni Kadjar]. b. 1972. m. at Harris, Texas, 6^th September 1997, Derrill Chad Brantley, of College Station, Texas. She has issue, one daughter.
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Alena Khanum [Aileen Ivy]. b. at Paris, France, 1940. m. Tom Ivy, of Houston, Texas, USA. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Leyla Khanum [Leyla Holton]. m. Joseph Holton, of Conroe, Texas.
        • (c) H.H. Shahzadi Yvonne Manijey Khanum [Yvonne Manijey Kadjar Logue]. b. 1949. m. at Harris, Texas, 28^th December 1985, Daniel A. Logue (b. 1962). She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Ziba Khanum. b. 20^th June 1889, educ. Patriotic Inst., St Petersburg, and Medical Univ, Baku (MD). m. Jahangir Bey Qayibov (k. by the Communists, 1937), son of Haji Husain Effendi Qayibov, sometime Mufti of the Caucassus. She d. at Baku, 1964, having had issue, two daughters.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Leyla Khanum. b. 1896. Went into exile in Paris, after the Russian revolution. m. Sharle Testenuare. She d. (s.p.?) in France, ca. 1974.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzadi Manija Khanum [Manije Kadjar]. b. 10^th July 1898. Went into exile in Paris following the Russian revolution. She d. in Texas, USA, July 1991 (unm. ?)
      • (4) H.H. Shahzadi Aliya Khanum [Princess Aliya Kadjar]. m. July 1914, the daughter of the as his first wife, H.H. Shahzada Shams ud-din Mirza [Prince Shamsi Kadjar] (b. 1894; d. 1979), youngest son of her uncle, Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Shahzada ‘Ali Quli Mirza, by his wife, Sitara Khanum, daughter of ‘Ali Asker Ismailov. She d. (committed suicide) in a Soviet prison, 1937 – see below.
    • xi) Lieutenant-Colonel H.Il.H. Prince Aliqulu Persidskii [H.H. Shahzada ‘Ali Quli Mirza]. b. 1854. Lt-Col. Russian service, served in the Russo-Japanese War 1905. m. Sitara Khanum, daughter of ‘Ali Asker Ismailov. He was k. during the bombardment of Port Arthur, 1905, having had issue, four sons:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Murad Mirza. He d. young.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Izzat Mirza. He d. young.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Shams ud-din Mirza [Prince Shamsi Kadjar]. b. 1894. m. (first) July 1914, H.H. Shahzadi Aliya Khanum [Princess Aliya Kadjar], youngest daughter of his uncle, Major-General H.H. Shahzada Amir Kazim Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Amir Kazim Persidskii], by his wife, Qovhar Khanum, daughter of ‘Ali Asker Ismailov. m. (second) Nina Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Andriasov. He d. 1979.
      • (4) H.H. Shahzada Sultan Uvais Mirza [Soltan Oveis Kadjar]. b. 22nd December 1896, educ. St Petersburg Polytechnic, St Petersburg. m. Tamara Nikolaievna, daughter of Nikolai Zizikashvili. He d. at Baku, 1931, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Chingiz Mirza [Dr. Chingiz Oveisoglu Kadjar]. b. 1929, educ. Leningrad Polytechnic, St Petersburg. Mbr Azerbaijan Acad of Sciences. Physicist. m. Aliya Khanum, daughter of Sultan Bey. He has issue, a daughter:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzadi Afaq Khanum.
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Leyla Khanum [Leyla Kadjar]. b. 1927, educ. St Petersburg Academy of Art. Artist and painter. m. Sergei Stepanovitch Musinski, son of Stepan Musinski. She has issue, one son and two daughters.
    • xii) H.Il.H. Prince Haiderkuli Persidskii [H.H. Shahzada Haidar Quli Mirza]. b. 1855. m. Azada Khanum. He d. 1918, having had issue, two daughters:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Rahima Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Rahima Persidskaya]. b. 1879. m. Badal Bey Badalbayli. She d. 1966, having had issue, five sons and one daughter.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Rena Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Rena Persidskaya]. m. Adil Khan, son of Karim Khan
    • xiii) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Amanu’llah Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Amanulla Mirza Persidskii]. b. 8^th January 1862 o.s. Maj-Gen Russian service, fled to Persia after the Civil War and elected as a Deputy to the Majlis. Rcvd: Knt of the Orders of St Vladimir 2^nd class, St Stanislas 3^rd class, and St Anne 4^th class of Russia. m. Kaikub Khanum. He d. (s.p.) at Shusha, Azerbaijan, 1937.
    • xiv) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Saifu’llah Mirza Bahmanoglu Mirza Qajar [H.Il.H. Prince Saifulla Persidskii]. b. 6^th March 1864. Col in the Russian service, transf. Azerbaijan Army, 1918. Rcvd: Knt of the Orders of St Stanislas 3^rd class, St Vladimir 3^rd class, and St Anne 4^th class of Russia. m. Ruhsara Khanum, née Lalayeva. He d. 1926, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
      • (1) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Faridun Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Firidoun Persidskii]. b. 1890. Col. Russian service, transf. Azerbaijan Army. He was k. during the Armenian War, 1920.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Alikhan Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Alihan Persidskii]. b. at Tbilisi, Georgia, 1904, educ. Azerbaijan Oil Acad, Baku. m. Nigar Khanum, daughter of Abbas Quli Bey Agahuseinov, by his wife, Rubaba Khanum, née Hasmametova. He d. at Baku, 1982, having had issue, two daughters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Kamilla Khanum. b. 1949. m. Arif Qarabagli. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Gulrena Khanum. b. 1956. m. Altay Sadihzade.
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Aliya Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Alia Persidskaya]. She d. young.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzadi Firuza Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Firoze Persidskaya].
    • xv) H.H. Shahzada Kaikubad Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Keykubad Mirza Persidskii]. b. 1870. He d. at Shusha, 1923, having had issue, three sons and four daughters, including (ancestor of the Bahmanov family):
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Kaikavus Mirza [Key Kavuz Bahmanov]. b. 1908. m. Sajara Khanum, née Ismailova. He d. 1981, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada ‘Ali Akram Mirza [Aliakram Mirza Bahmanov]. b. 1941.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Nizami Mirza [Nizami Bahmanov]. b. at Shusha, 1948, educ. Azerbaijan Technical Univ. Governor of Shusha since 1992, leader of the Azerbaijan community of Nagorni Qarabagh in exile. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Jaihan Mirza [Jeyhun Bahmanov].
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Kaikavuz Mirza [Key Kavuz Bahmanov].
          • (i) H.H. Shahzada Shahnaz Khanum [Shahnaz Bahmanova].
          • (ii) H.H. Shahzada Ilaha Khanum [Ilaha Bahmanova].
        • (c) H.H. Shahzada Namiq Mirza [Namik Bahmanov]. b. 1958.
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Sadargat Khanum [Sadagat Bahmanov]. b. 1937.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzadi Safura Khanum [Safurah Bahmanov]. b. 1945.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Kaikushru Mirza [Key Hosrov Bahmanov]. b. 1912. m. Turan Khanum. He d. 1984, having had issue, three sons:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzada Rajid Mirza [Ragid Bahmanov]. b. 1952.
        • (b) H.H. Shahzada Salman Mirza [Salman Bahmanov]. b. 1954.
        • (c) H.H. Shahzada Mais Mirza [Mais Bahmanov]. b. 1958.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Kaimar Mirza [Key Ma Bahmanov]. b. 1914. He d. 1916.
    • xvi) Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Shahzada Mahmud Quli Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Mammedkulu Persidskii]. b. 11^th June 1872 o.s. Served as an officer in the Russian service, transf. Azerbaijan Army during the Civil War. Rcvd: the Orders of St Anne and St Stanislas of Russia. Rcvd: Knt. of the Orders of St Anne 3^rd class (1906) and St Stanislas (1904). He was k. by the Communists, during the Civil War.
    • xvii) H.H. Shahzada Saif ul-Malik Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Seyfal Melik Persidskii].
    • xviii) H.H. Shahzada Khusru Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Hosrov Persidskii].
    • xix) H.H. Shahzada Khan Jahan Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Khanjahan Persidskii]. Served in the Russian Imperial Cav. m. Farrukha Khanum, daughter of ‘Ali Asker Ismailov. He d. at Barda, having had issue, three sons:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzada Mikael Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Misha Persidskii]. b. 1895, educ. Imperial Naval Col., St Petersburg, and the Polytechnic, Tiflis, Georgia. m. Olga, née Shaligina. He d. at Tiflis, Georgia, 1942, having had issue, a daughter:
        • (a) H.H. Shahzadi Leyla Khanum [H.Il.H. Princess Leyla Persidskaya]. m. Giorgi Semenovitch Quqishvili, son of Semen Quqishvili. She d. 1999, having had issue, one daughter.
      • (2) H.H. Shahzada Turfig Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Tofig Persidskii]. b. at Oriyol, Russia, 1899. Went into exile to Belgium in 1936, later migrated to France. m. Natalia Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Andriasov.
      • (3) H.H. Shahzada Anushirvan Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Shura Persidskii]. b. at Elets, Russia, 1903. Went into exile to Belgium in 1936, later migrated to France.
    • xx) Lieutenant-Colonel H.Il.H. Prince Qulamshah Persidskii [H.H. Shahzada Ghulam Shah Mirza], educ. Military Sch, Moscow. Lt-Col Russian service. m. Malik Khanum, née Qaydabashi. He d. ca. 1918, having had issue, a daughter:
      • (1) H.H. Shahzadi Nazira Khanum [Princess Nazira Shah Mirza], educ. St Petersburg Conservatory and St Petersburg Medical Inst. m. (first) ... Agaev (k. 19xx). m. (second) Ismail Yakubov. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • xxi) H.H. Shahzada Shah Quli Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Shahquli Persidskii]. Dir Resht to Pir-i-Bazaar Railway 1921.
    • xxii) H.H. Shahzada Kaflan Agha Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Kaflan Agha Persidskii].
    • xxiii) Colonel H.Il.H. Prince Nasralla Persidskii [H.H. Shahzada Nasru’llah Mirza Qajar]. Col. Russian service.
    • xxiv) H.H. Shahzada Ilkhani Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Elhani Persidskii].
    • xxv) H.H. Shahzada Allah Verdi Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Allahverdi Persidskii].
    • xxvi) H.H. Shahzada Ardeshir Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Erdashir Persidskii].
    • xxvii) H.H. Shahzada Qureish Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Kureish Persidskii].
    • xxviii) H.H. Shahzada Tarlan Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Tarlan Persidskii].
    • xxix) H.H. Shahzada Mashhadi Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Meshedi Persidskii].
    • xxx) H.H. Shahzada Amir Khan Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Amirkhan Persidskii].
    • xxxi) H.H. Shahzada Imam Verdi Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Imamverdi Persidskii]. He d. in Iran.
    • xxxii) H.H. Shahzada Idris Agha Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Idris Agha Persidskii]. Ofcr. in the Russian service.
    • xxxiii) H.H. Shahzada Ibrahim Mirza [H.Il.H. Prince Ibrahim Persidskii.
    • i) H.H. Shahzadi Azari Humayun Khanum. m. 1861, ‘Abu’l Fath Agha Khan Ziadkhanov (b. 1843), son of ‘Ali Quli Khan, of Ganja.
    • ii) H.H. Shahzadi Rashanda Khanum. m. Haji Buyuk Murad Bey Nuribekov (d. 1870). She had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • iii) H.H. Shahzadi Qizi Khanum, Taj ul-Mulk. m. Muhammad Qasim Agha-e Javanshir, of Qarabagh.
    • iv) H.H. Shahzadi Sabiya Khanum.
    • v) H.H. Shahzadi Zarri Khanum. m. as his second wife, Dr ‘Abdu’l Karim Bey Mehmandarov (b. at Shusha, Azerbaijan, 1854; d. 1929), educ. St Petersburg Medical Acad., MD in Qarabagh, rcvd. Knt. of the Orders of St Vladimir (1911), St Anne (1897), and St Stanislas (1880) of Russia. She had issue, three sons and five daughters.
    • vi) H.H. Shahzadi Nur Jahan Khanum. b. 1868. m. 1890, Mustafa Bey Agayev (d. 1921). She d. 1955, having had issue, one son and five daughters.
    • vii) H.H. Shahzadi Khurshid Khanum. m. Safar ‘Ali Bey Velibekov (b. 1861; d. 1902), reputed teacher, rcvd: Knt of the Order of St Stanislas 3^rd class of Russia. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
    • viii) H.H. Shahzadi Firuza Khanum. m. Firidun Bey. She had issue, one daughter.
    • ix) H.H. Shahzadi Abbasa Khanum. b. 6^th October 1865 (d/o Mihr Farid Khanum). m. Reza Bey Sadihbeyov, son of Sadiq Bey. She had issue, one son and three daughters.
    • x) H.H. Shahzadi Nawab Khanum. m. Ismail Khan.
    • xi) H.H. Shahzadi Turan Khanum.
    • xii) H.H. Shahzadi Ashraf Khanum. m. Hagan Khan Nakchivanski (d. after 1920), of Nakhchivan.
    • xiii) H.H. Shahzadi Manzar Khanum. m. Nasir Bey.
    • xiv) H.H. Shahzadi Bahjat Khanum. m. Nasir Bey-e Javanshir, of Qarabagh. She had issue, one daughter.
    • xv) H.H. Shahzadi Nur Alin Khanum.
    • xvi) H.H. Shahzadi Malika Sifar Khanum.
    • xvii) H.H. Shahzadi Khanzadi Khanum. m. and had issue, one daughter.
    • xviii) H.H. Shahzadi Fakhri us-Sultan. m. Aziz Bey Sultanov, Khan of Erevan, younger son of Husain Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Khan of Erevan.
    • ix) H.H. Shahzadi Malika Afaq Khanum. b. at Shusha, ca. 1865 (d/o Shahzadi Malik Sultan Khanum). Returned to Persia ca. 1871. m. (first) Mirza Husan Behnam, third son of Haji Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Behnam, of Tafresh, by his first wife. m. (second) Amirzada Amanu’llah Khan-e Qajar Tabrizi, Zia us-Sultan (d. at Hamburg, Germany, 1930), Deputy for Tabrizi in the Majlis, son of H.H. Amir Zafar Khan-e Qajar, of Tabriz, by his wife, Azari Fatima Khanum. She d. 1923, having had issue, three sons and one daughter, by her first husband.
    • xx) H.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum. m. ‘Abu’l Fath Agha, son of Sulaiman Agha, a descendant of the Sultans of Shamshadil, by his wife, Saida Begum, a descendant of the Khans of Ganja.

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