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Mahmud Mirza was also a respected calligrapher and poet, and he reportedly trained a series of wives of the shah and their daughters to write poetry, teaching them also to write calligraphy in the
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in 1825. He soon established himself as a patron of the arts, inviting many poets and men of letters to join his provincial residence at Nahavand, including the court historian
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Mahmud Mirza also promoted scholarly works, himself writing over twenty works ranging in topic from historical to literary to religious, including two essential anthologies (
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After the death of Fath-Ali Shah, Mahmud Mirza opposed the accession of his nephew (and Fath-Ali Shah's grandson)
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Abe, Naofumi (2017). "The Politics of Poetics in Early Qajar Iran: Writing Royal-Commissioned
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was completed in 1824–1825 at the order of his father, who also gave the book its title.
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Mahmud Mirza, on horseback, fights off a lion. Oil on canvas, first half 19th century
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for his son Siyavash Mirza, and a garden known as the
454: 433: 587:The generations are numbered from the ascension of 206:). He was a patron of the arts and an accomplished 918: 563: 386:) known as Gowhar-Taj Khanum; a relative of 218:Mahmud Mirza was the fifteenth son of Qajar 570: 556: 530: 513: 460: 448: 210:, poet, and anthologist in his own right. 27: 577: 285:Mahmud Mirza grew up in the household of 919: 352:forms. Mahmud Mirza also authored the 982:19th-century Persian-language writers 551: 541:Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition 524:Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition 306:Mohammad Taqi "Lesan ol-Molk" Sepehr 531:Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz (2006b). 514:Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz (2006a). 488: 472: 174: 13: 543:. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. 526:. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. 300:, followed by the governorship of 14: 993: 952:Iranian people of Jewish descent 937:Children of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar 406: 392: 381: 229: 201: 1: 604:Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah 495:Journal of Persianate Studies 426: 750:Emamqoli Mirza Emad-al-Dawla 493:at Fath-ʿAli Shāh's Court". 291: 277: 266: 259: 252: 213: 7: 977:Qajar governors of Lorestan 373:Mohammad Khan Qajar Iravani 367:Mahmud Mirza's chief wife ( 10: 998: 967:19th-century Iranian poets 482: 898: 872: 846: 825: 789: 763: 687: 596: 585: 507:10.1163/18747167-12341311 185:and the fifteenth son of 154: 144: 132: 122: 114: 106: 102: 94: 86: 78: 70: 62: 54: 46: 38: 26: 21: 906:Mohammad Hassan Mirza II 475:, p. 132 (note 16). 624:Ali Mirza Zel as-Soltan 421:Naser al-Din Shah Qajar 287:Mirza Shafi Mazandarani 755:Mohammad-Hossein Mirza 962:Iranian calligraphers 859:Mohammad Hassan Mirza 579:Princes of Qajar Iran 118:Between 1854 and 1858 797:Mozaffar ad-Din Shah 264:), Ahmad-Ali Mirza ( 16:Governor of Nahavand 957:Patrons of the arts 812:Nosrat al-Din Mirza 776:Mohammad Taqi Mirza 679:Mohammad Reza Mirza 619:Mohammad Taqi Mirza 589:Fath-Ali Shah Qajar 402:Mohammad Shah Qajar 377:Ali-Morad Khan Zand 371:), the daughter of 149:Fath-Ali Shah Qajar 838:Malek Mansur Mirza 664:Jalal al-Din Mirza 649:Soltan Ahmad Mirza 257:), Homayun Mirza ( 167:Mahmud Mirza Qajar 914: 913: 833:Mohammad Ali Shah 781:Abdol-samad Mirza 771:Naser al-Din Shah 614:Hossein Ali Mirza 335:Safinat ol-Mahmud 327:Safinat ol-Mahmud 164: 163: 989: 572: 565: 558: 549: 548: 544: 537:Yarshater, Ehsan 527: 520:Yarshater, Ehsan 510: 476: 470: 464: 458: 452: 446: 410: 409: 1834–1848 408: 396: 395: 1736–1747 394: 385: 384: 1781–1785 383: 295: 293: 281: 279: 270: 268: 263: 261: 256: 254: 250:, Soltan Begom ( 233: 232: 1797–1834 231: 205: 204: 1797–1834 203: 176: 175:محمودمیرزا قاجار 31: 19: 18: 997: 996: 992: 991: 990: 988: 987: 986: 947:Qajar governors 942:Burials in Iran 917: 916: 915: 910: 894: 880:Fereydoun Mirza 868: 842: 821: 785: 759: 705:Djahangir Mirza 683: 674:Jahanshah Mirza 669:Hasan Ali Mirza 654:Seyfollah Mirza 634:Emamverdi Mirza 592: 581: 576: 533:"MARYAM KHANOM" 485: 480: 479: 471: 467: 461:Brookshaw 2006b 459: 455: 449:Brookshaw 2006a 447: 434: 429: 405: 391: 380: 331:Bayan ol-Mahmud 290: 276: 273:Jahanshah Mirza 265: 258: 251: 248:Zia ol-Saltaneh 238:wife, known as 234:), born by his 228: 216: 200: 177:; also spelled 128: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 995: 985: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 912: 911: 909: 908: 902: 900: 899:8th generation 896: 895: 893: 892: 887: 882: 876: 874: 873:7th generation 870: 869: 867: 866: 861: 856: 850: 848: 847:6th generation 844: 843: 841: 840: 835: 829: 827: 826:5th generation 823: 822: 820: 819: 814: 809: 804: 802:Mass'oud Mirza 799: 793: 791: 790:4th generation 787: 786: 784: 783: 778: 773: 767: 765: 764:3rd generation 761: 760: 758: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 730:Ardashir Mirza 727: 722: 720:Eskandar Mirza 717: 715:Fereydun Mirza 712: 707: 702: 697: 691: 689: 688:2nd generation 685: 684: 682: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 644:Sayf ol-Dowleh 641: 636: 631: 629:Abdollah Mirza 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 600: 598: 597:1st generation 594: 593: 586: 583: 582: 575: 574: 567: 560: 552: 546: 545: 528: 516:"MAḤMUD MIRZĀ" 511: 501:(2): 129–157. 484: 481: 478: 477: 465: 453: 431: 430: 428: 425: 215: 212: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 136: 130: 129: 126: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 108: 104: 103: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 994: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 924: 922: 907: 904: 903: 901: 897: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 877: 875: 871: 865: 864:Mahmoud Mirza 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 851: 849: 845: 839: 836: 834: 831: 830: 828: 824: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 794: 792: 788: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 768: 766: 762: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 740:Khanlar Mirza 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 725:Khosrow Mirza 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 695:Mohammad Shah 693: 692: 690: 686: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 659:Aliqoli Mirza 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 601: 599: 595: 590: 584: 580: 573: 568: 566: 561: 559: 554: 553: 550: 542: 538: 534: 529: 525: 521: 517: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 492: 487: 486: 474: 469: 462: 457: 450: 445: 443: 441: 439: 437: 432: 424: 422: 418: 415:and later in 414: 403: 398: 389: 378: 374: 370: 365: 363: 362:Noql-e Majles 359: 358:Noql-e Majles 355: 351: 350: 345: 344: 338: 336: 332: 328: 324: 319: 317: 313: 312: 307: 303: 299: 288: 283: 274: 249: 245: 241: 240:Maryam Khanom 237: 226: 225:Fath-Ali Shah 223: 222: 211: 209: 198: 194: 193: 188: 187:Fath-Ali Shah 184: 183:Qajar dynasty 180: 172: 168: 160: 159:Maryam Khanom 157: 153: 150: 147: 143: 140: 137: 135: 131: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 82:1825 – ? 81: 77: 74: 69: 66:Homayun Mirza 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 972:Anthologists 932:1850s deaths 807:Kamran Mirza 735:Farhad Mirza 710:Bahman Mirza 700:Bahram Mirza 639:Mahmud Mirza 638: 540: 523: 498: 494: 490: 468: 456: 399: 368: 366: 361: 357: 353: 347: 341: 339: 334: 330: 326: 322: 320: 315: 309: 284: 219: 217: 208:calligrapher 190: 178: 166: 165: 71:Governor of 39:Governor of 22:Mahmud Mirza 927:1799 births 890:Hamid Mirza 817:Ahmad Mirza 745:Firuz Mirza 609:Abbas Mirza 354:Sonbolestan 316:Bagh-e Shah 294: 1819 280: 1835 269: 1804 262: 1851 255: 1826 87:Predecessor 55:Predecessor 921:Categories 854:Ahmad Shah 427:References 388:Nader Shah 244:Mazandaran 197:Qajar Iran 885:Ali Mirza 343:Shekasteh 323:tazkerehs 214:Biography 95:Successor 63:Successor 50:1813–1825 491:Tazkeras 473:Abe 2017 329:and the 311:madraseh 302:Lorestan 298:Nahavand 189:, king ( 127:Nahavand 73:Lorestan 41:Nahavand 539:(ed.). 522:(ed.). 483:Sources 413:Ardabil 271:), and 242:. 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Index


Nahavand
Lorestan
House
Qajar
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Maryam Khanom
Persian
Qajar dynasty
Fath-Ali Shah
shah
Qajar Iran
calligrapher
shah
Fath-Ali Shah
Jewish
Maryam Khanom
Mazandaran
Zia ol-Saltaneh
Jahanshah Mirza
Mirza Shafi Mazandarani
Nahavand
Lorestan
Mohammad Taqi "Lesan ol-Molk" Sepehr
madraseh
Shekasteh
Nashq
Mohammad Khan Qajar Iravani
Ali-Morad Khan Zand
Nader Shah

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