Children of Nasser-ed-Din Shah Qajar (Kadjar)
Children of Nasser-ed-Din Shah Qajar (Kadjar)
Nasser-ed-Din Shah Qajar
(Kadjar) (b. July 1831--d. May 1, 1896) (r. 1848-1896/A.H. 1313)
Nezamiyeh Hall panel entitled "Nowrooz Salaam" by Sani-ol-Molk, painted in 1855-58, commisioned by Prime Minister Mirza Agha Khan Nouri, depicting Nasser-ed-Din Shah on the Sun Throne (Peacock Throne), with five of his young sons, from right to left: Soltan Mass'oud Mirza "Yamin-ed-Dowleh," Mozaffar-ed-Din Mirza (later shah), Soltan Mo'in-ed-Din Mirza "Valiahd," Amir Ghassem Mirza "Amir Nezam," and Rokn-ed-Din Mirza "Amir-e Toup Khaneh." Standing on the far right are: Mo'tamed Soltan Mirza Davoud Khan "Vazir Lashkar" (second son of Mirza Agha Khan Nouri, "Sadr-e Azam"), Abd-os-Samad Mirza (third son of Mohammad Shah and brother of Nasser-ed-Din Shah) and Mohammad Taghi Mirza "Rokn-ed-Dowleh"(fourth son of Mohammad Shah and brother of Nasser-ed-Din Shah), and on the far left the Prime Minister, Mirza Agha Khan [Nouri] "Sadr-e Azam" "Shakhs-e avval-e Dowlat-e eliyeh-e Iran" and farthest to left, his oldest son, Vice-Premier Mirza Kazem Khan "Nezam-ol-Molk" "Shakhs-e dovvom-e Dowlat-e eliyeh-e Iran" (after whom the Nezamiyeh Hall is named in which this painting was located) .
[Image scan courtesy of our cousin Antoine Hedayat-Pagenstecher]
Nasser-ed-Din Shah's wives (in order of marriage):
1. Princess Galin Qajar (aghdi wife), daughter of Ahmad Ali Mirza, 19th son of Fath Ali Shah.
2. Setareh Khanoum (aghdi wife, later divorced)
3. Effat-os-Saltaneh (sigheh), daughter of Mirza Gholi Beg, equerry of Bahman Mirza, son of Abbas Mirza
4. Princess Akhtar-os-Saltaneh Qajar, (sigheh), daughter of Hassan Ali Mirza Qajar
5. Princess Shokouh ol-Saltaneh Qajar (aghdi wife), daughter of Fathollah Mirza Qajar "Shoa-ol-Saltaneh," 35th son of Fath Ali Shah
6. Princess Khojasteh Qajar "Tadj ed-Dowleh," (aghdi), daughter of Seyfollah Mirza Qajar, 42nd son of Fath Ali Shah
7. Jayran "Forough-ol-Saltaneh," (sigheh, later aghdi after divorce of Setareh Khanoum), the Shah's favorite wife.
8. Monir-ol-Saltaneh, (sigheh), daughter of Mohammad Taghi Khan and sister of Mohammad Ebrahim Khan Vazir Nezam "Nezam-od-Dowleh".
9. Ghamar Taj Khanoum "Zighouleh," (sigheh), sister of "Saheb-os-Soltan".
10. Zinat-os-Saltaneh, (sigheh), daughter of Hassan Khan Salar.
11. Princess Sorour-os-Saltaneh Qajar, (sigheh), daughter of Prince Emad-ed-Dowleh, son of Fath Ali Shah.
12. Princess Badr-os-Saltaneh Qajar, (sigheh), daughter of ....
13. Princess Shams-od-Dowleh Qajar, (sigheh) daughter of Prince Soltan Ahmad Mirza "Azod-ed-Dowleh," 49th son of Fath Ali Shah (author of Tarikh-e Azodi) (See picture below)
14. Anis-ed-Dowleh, (sigheh), the Shah's favorite wife after Jayran. She died 1897.
15. Zobeideh Amineh Aghdas, (sigheh), aunt of Aziz-os-Soltan, Malijak.
16. Nadim-os-Saltaneh, (sigheh)
17. Homa Khanoum "Valizadeh," (sigheh), daughter of Khosrow Khan Ardalan and Princess Hosn-e Jahan Qajar.
18. Khazen-ed-Dowleh, (sigheh)
19. Vajieh od-Dowleh, (sigheh)
20. Marjan Khanoum, (sigheh)
21. Touran-os-Saltaneh, (sigheh)
22. Hormat-os-Saltaneh, (sigheh)
23. Mahboub-os-Saltaneh, (sigheh)
24. Vaghar-os-Saltaneh, (sigheh)
25. Khojasteh, (sigheh), daughter of Mirza Abdol Motaleb.
.... Leila Khanom (sister of Sardar Amjad of Mazandaran) [This information provided to us by the descendants of Leila Khanom. See below]
.... Aishe Khanom (Sister of Sardar Amjad of Mazandaran) [This information provided to us by the descendants of Leila Khanom. See below]
Sons of Nasser-ed-Din Shah (in order of seniority):
1. (By Princess Galin Khanom, daughter of Ahmad Ali Mirza, 19th son of Fath Ali Shah), Soltan Mahmoud Mirza, (b. 1847 -- d. 1849), proclaimed Crown Prince "Valiahd" of Persia, 1849. Died in infancy. No issue.
2.(By Princess Khojasteh Khanom, Taj od-Dowleh), Soltan Moin ed-Din Mirza, (b. 1849 -- d. Nov. 1856), proclaimed Crown Prince "Valiahd" of Persia, 1851(52). Died in early childhood. No issue. Featured in famous Nezamiyeh Hall painting.
3. (By Effat-os-Saltaneh, daughter of Mirza Gholi Beg, equerry of Bahman Mirza, son of Abbas Mirza), Soltan Mass'oud Mirza "Yamin-ed-Dowleh" and later "Zell-e-Soltan," (b. 1850 -- d. 1918). Not proclaimed Crown Prince of Persia by reason of non-Qajar origin of mother. Ancestor of the Mass'oud family. He had issue 13 sons and several daughters.
4. (By Jayran, Forouq-os-Saltaneh), Amir Mohammad Qassem Mirza, "Amir-Kabir", "Amir Nezam", (b. 1852 -- d. June 1858), proclaimed Crown Prince "Valiahd" of Persia, (1856 or 1857). Died in early childhood. No issue. Featured in famous Nezamiyeh Hall painting.
5. (By Effat-os-Saltaneh), Soltan Hossein Mirza "Jalal ed-Dowleh" (b. 1852 -- d. 1868), full brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and of Banou Ozma. Governor of Mashhad. Died in adolescence leaving behind one son, Mehdi Gholi Mirza Moayed Soltan, who was raised by his uncle Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan.
6. (By Princess Shokouh-os-Saltaneh, daughter of Shahzadeh Fathollah Mirza, Shoa' os-Saltaneh, 35th son of Fath Ali Shah), Mozaffar-ed-Din Mirza, later Mozaffar-ed-Din Shah, (b. 1853 -- d. 1907; r. 1896 -1907). See descendants of Mozaffar-ed-Din Shah.
7. (By Jayran, Forouq-os-Saltaneh) Malek Shah. Died in infancy. No issue.
8. (By Jayran, Forouq-os-Saltaneh) Rokn-ed-Din Mirza "Amir-e Toupkhaneh," proclaimed so by Nasser-ed-Din Shah in infancy in order for Jayran to be beneficiary of the pension resulting from the arsenal. Died at age 3 (b. 1855- d. 1858). No issue. Featured in famous Nezamiyeh Hall painting.
9. (By Jayran, Forouq-os-Saltaneh), child. Died in infancy.
10. (By Monir os-Saltaneh), Kamran Mirza, (b. 1856 -- d. 1927), "Nayeb-Saltaneh", "Amir Kabir," father of Princess Djahan Khanom (b.1875), later Malekeh Djahan, wife of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. Kamran Mirza is the ancestor of the Kamrani family. He had issue several sons and daughters.
11. (By Princess Zinat-os-Saltananeh), Nosrat-ed-Din Mirza "Salar-e-Saltaneh," (b. 1882 -- d. ?). He had issue. (To be completed)
12. (By Princess Badr-os-Saltaneh), Mohammad Reza Mirza, "Rokn-es-Saltaneh", (b. 1883 -- d. ?) He had issue. (To be completed)
13. (By Marjan Khanom) Hossein Ali Mirza "Yamin-es-Saltaneh," (b. 1890 -- d. ?) He had issue. (To be completed)
14. (By Touran-os-Saltaneh) Soltan Ahmad Mirza
"Azod-es-Saltaneh," (b. 1891 -- d. ?) He had issue. (See Christopher
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Daughters of Nasser-ed-Din Shah (in order of seniority):
1. (By Princess Galin Khanom, daughter of Ahmad Ali Mirza, 19th son of Fath Ali Shah), Princess Afsar-ed-Dowleh (m. Moayyed-od-Dowleh Hessam-Saltaneh) (For her descendants see Ahmadi Genealogy.)
2. Princess Fakhr-ol-Molouk (m. E'tezad-od-Dolwleh) (To be completed)
3. (By Effat-os-Saltaneh) Princess Banou Ozma (full sister of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan), married Abol Fath Khan Sarem-ed-Dowleh Qajar, paternal cousin of Nasser-ed-Din Shah, son of Khan Baba Khan Mohammad Hassan Khan Sardar Makoui Qajar paternal cousin of Fath Ali Shah. (Abol Fath Khan Sarem-ed-Dowleh plotted with Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan to overthrow Nasser-ed-Din Shah and was poisoned on orders of Nasser-ed-Din Shah while on visit to the palace in Tehran. The plot was in opposition to Nasser-ed-Din Shah choosing Mozaffar-ed-Din Mirza as his successor. Tehran was under lockdown for two weeks when the news of his death became public.)
Princess Banou Ozma and Abol Fath Khan Sarem-ed-Dowleh Qajar had seven sons and one daughter. Five of their sons married their cousins, daughters of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan. Their only daughter, Malekeh Ozma married Firouz Mirza, son of Zell-e Soltan. (See descendants of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan).
4. (By Leila Khanom, sister of Sardar Amjad of Mazandaran) Princess Eftekhar-al-Saltaneh (married 1) her paternal cousin Entezam-al-Saltaneh son of Sardar Amjad; 2) Nezam-al-Dowleh Khajehnoori). For her descendants click here. [This information was provided to us by the Soheili family, descendants of Princess Eftekhar-al-Saltaneh.]
5. Other daughters of Nasser-ed-Din Shah (to be completed).
Princess Shams-ed-Dowleh, wife of Nasser-ed-Din Shah, sitting between her father Soltan Ahmad Mirza Azod-ed-Dowleh (left) and her uncle Hossein Gholi Mirza Jahansouz Amir Noyan (right).
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