Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala ad-Dowleh
Amir Nezam Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala ad-Dowleh | |
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_13.jpg) Illustration of Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala ad-Dowleh by Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk | |
| Minister of Court | |
| In office 1875–1881 | |
| Monarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Naser Khan Zahir od-Dowleh |
| Succeeded by | Agha Ebrahim Amin os-Soltan |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 1874 | |
| Monarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Firuz Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Hosein Khan Sepahsalar |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1882 |
Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala ad-Dowleh (Persian: محمدرحیم خان علاءالدوله; died 1882) was a Qajar era Iranian official from the Qajar tribe, who occupied high-ranking posts under Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896).[1]
One of the most prominent editions of the Persian poem Masnavi by Rumi was financed by Ala ad-Dowleh. It had a dictionary included, and was produced in 1882 under Mirza Taher Basir-al-molk Shaybani's supervision.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ardakani 1984, pp. 770–771.
Sources
- Ardakani, H. Mahbubi (1984). "ʿAlāʾ-al-dawla". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. I/7: Ahriman–Alafrank. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 770–771. ISBN 978-0-71009-096-6.