Vajihollah Mirza Sepahsalar
| Vajihollah Mirza | |
|---|---|
| Sayf ol-Molk Sardar-e Moazzam Amirkhan Sardar Sepahsalar [1] | |
 Portrait of Vajihollah Mirza by Kamal-ol-molk, 1890s | |
| Minister of War | |
| In office | October 1897 – 18 January 1905 |
| Predecessor | Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma |
| Successor | Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh |
| Monarch | Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (r. 1 May 1896 – 8 January 1907) |
| Born | Vajihollah Mirza 1854 |
| Died | 1905 (aged 50–51) |
| Dynasty | Qajar |
| Father | Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh |
| Religion | Twelver Shi'ism |
| Occupation | Statesmen, official |
| Military career | |
Rank | Commander-in-chief |
| Commands | Qajar Army |
Vajihollah Mirza (Persian: وجیهالله میرزا; 1854 – 1904) was an Qajar prince and statesman under Naser al-Din Shah and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah.
Biography and Career
Vajihollah Mirza was born to Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh in 1854.
During the reign of Naser al-Din Shah, Vajihollah Mirza demonstrated great courage in suppressing of Turkmens which sacked caravans of pilgrims traveling to Imam Reza Shrine. This contributed to his subsequent advancement. E'temad os-Saltaneh wrote in his memoirs that Vajihollah Mirza was defeated in a battle against the Turkmens in Astarabad, but nevertheless received a promotion.[2] In October 1897, Vajihollah Mirza appointed as Minister of War.[3] In 1899 or 1900, Vajihollah Mirza was granted the title Sepahsalar and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army.[4][5]
After his appointment as new Sepahsalar instead, Mozaffar al-Din Shah appointed twelve commanders to oversee the army: Amir Bahador Jang, Mohammad-Baqer Khan Amir Nezam, Azizollah Mirza Zafar al-Saltaneh, Zayn al-Abedin Khan Amir Afkham, Mohammad-Sadeq Khan Amir Tupkhaneh-ye Qajar, Mohammad Ali Khan Sardar-e Afkham, Vazir-e Nezam, Zafar od-Dowleh, Ahmad Khan Ala od-Dowleh, Gholam-Reza Khan Inanlu (Asaf al-Dowleh), Abdollah Khan Nazem os-Saltaneh and Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni.[6]
References
- ↑ Soleimani 2000, p. 40.
- ↑ E'temad os-Saltaneh 1966, pp. 667–668.
- ↑ Behzadi.
- ↑ Sepehr 2006a, pp. 424, 426.
- ↑ Sepehr 2006b, pp. 731–732.
- ↑ Sepehr 2006b, p. 776.
Sources
- Soleimani, Karim (2000). القاب رجال دوره قاجاریه [Titles of Qajar-era Notables] (in Persian). Tehran: Nashr-e Ney. ISBN 964-312-484-3.
- E'temad os-Saltaneh, Mohammad Hasan Khan (1966). Afshar, Iraj (ed.). روزنامه خاطرات اعتمادالسلطنه [Diary of E'temad os-Saltaneh] (in Persian). Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers.
- Behzadi, Mohammad Reza. "شاهزاده وجیهالله میرزا سپهسالار" [Prince Vajihollah Mirza Sepahsalar)]. Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies (in Persian).
- Sepehr, Abd al-Hosayn Khan (2006a). Navai, Abd al-Hosayn (ed.). مرآت الوقایع مظفری و یادداشتهای ملکالمورخین [Mirror of the Mozaffari Events and Notes of Malek al-Movarrekhin] (in Persian). Vol. 1. Tehran: Markaz-e Pazhuheshi-ye Mirath-e Maktub.
- Sepehr, Abdolhossein (2006b). Navaei, Abdolhossein (ed.). مرآت الوقایع مظفری [Mirror of the Mozaffari Events)] (in Persian). Vol. 2. Tehran: Markaz-e Pazhuheshi-ye Mirath-e Maktub.
