Ezzat ed-Dowleh

Ezzat ed-Dowleh
عزت‌الدوله خواهر ناصرالدین‌شاه (۲)
Ezzat ed-Dowleh on the step of the Naderi Throne
Born1834/35
Tabriz, Qajar Iran
Died1905 (aged 70–71)
Isfahan, Qajar Iran
Burial
Spouse
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(m. 1849; div. 1852)​
Mirza Kazem Nezam-ol-Molk
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(m. 1852; div. 1859)​
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(m. 1860; dead 1866)​
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(m. 1868; dead 1892)​
Issue
Names
Nawab Aliyeh Maleknesa Khanom Ezzat al-Dowleh
DynastyQajar
FatherMohammad Shah Qajar
MotherMalek Jahan Khanom
ReligionShia Islam

Maleknesa Khanom (Persian: ملک‌نسا خانم), also known as Ezzat ed-Dowleh (عزت‌الدوله) or Malekzadeh Khanom (ملک‌زاده خانم) (1834/35 – 27 June 1905),[1] was the daughter of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek Jahan Khanom Amirsoleimani, and a sister of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.[2] Ezzat ed-Dowleh married four times in her life time.[1]

Biography

Ezzat ed-Dowleh (right), Malek Jahan Khanom on the steps of the Sun Throne (middle), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (her brother, the fourth shah of the Qajar dynasty, left). The photo is taken before 1873.

Ezzat ed-Dowleh was born in Kahnamu near Tabriz, north western Iran. Ezzat ed-Dowleh was married four times. The first time when she married Mirza Taghi Khan Farahani in 1849.[3][4] The marriage ended after Amir Kabir was murdered on 10 January 1852.[5] The second time she married Mirza Kazem Nezam-ol-Molk Son of Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri.[6] The marriage lasted seven years, until Ezzat ed-Dowleh divorced her husband[1] and married for the third time with her cousin Anoushirvan Khan Qajar.[1] After Anoushirvan Khan Qajar had died in 1868, Ezzat ed-Dowleh married for the fourth time with Mirza Yahya Khan Moshir od-Dowleh in 1868.[7] Ezzat ed-Dowleh died on 27 June 1905 and was buried in Isfahan.

Children

Ezzat ed-Dowleh had two daughters by her first husband Amir Kabir: Taj ol-Molouk, a future consort of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, and Hamdam al-Molouk.[1][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Princess Ezzat ed-Dowleh". Qajar Pages. September 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "ملک نسا خانم معروف به عزت الدوله". Iran Akhlagh. October 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ امیرکبیر و ایران، Fereydun Adamiyat، شابک: 978-964-487-30-9، p. 19
  4. ↑ "نحوه کشتن امیرکبیر در دانشنامه میزان". Mizan on Line. 1 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Smith, Peter (2000). "Amir Kabir, Mirza Taqi Khan". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 38. ISBN 978-1-85168-184-6.
  6. ↑ "Princess Ezzat ed-Dowleh". Rijaldb. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "ʿEZZAT-AL-DAWLA, MALEKAZĀDA ḴĀNOM". Iran Icaon Line. 20 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "خانه "ملک‌زاده خانوم" از تاریخ سر درآورد + عکس". Rasekhoon. January 26, 2013.