Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan


Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan or Massud Mirza was a Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-al-Dowleh". He was posted as the governor of Isfahan for over 35 years, and the governor of the Mazandaran, Fars, and Isfahan for a total of 40 years.

Early life

He was the eldest son of Nasser-al-Din Shah and Effat-od-Dowleh, and the brother of Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh and of Mozzafar-al-Din Mirza, but Mas'oud Mirza could not ascend the throne because his mother not from the Qajar dynasty's family group. At the age of thirteen he was appointed the governor of Mazandaran, Turkman Sahra, Semnan, and Damghan for four years.

Later life

He was governor of Esfahan from 1872 to 1907 and governor of Fars from 1907 to 1908. Mass'oud Mirza died in Esfahan in 1918. He was buried in Mashhad. He had 14 sons and 11 daughters.

Issue

Zell-e Soltan had 14 sons and 11 daughters including :