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Firuz Mirza

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Firuz Mirza
Farmanfarma
Drawing of Firuz Mirza by Abu Torab Ghaffari
Born1817
Died4 April 1886
SpouseHoma Khanom
IssueAbdol-Hossein Farman Farma
Najm al-Saltaneh
DynastyQajar
FatherAbbas Mirza
ReligionTwelver Shia Islam

Firuz Mirza Nosrat ad-Dowleh Farmanfarma (Persian: فیروز میرزا نصرت الدوله فرمانفرما; 1817 – 4 April 1886) was a Qajar prince, military commander and administrator in 19th-century Iran. He was the sixteenth son of Abbas Mirza.[1]

During the rule of his brother Mohammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834–1848), Firuz Mirza had a prosperous political and military career. This continued under his nephew Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896), who appointed him to multiple governorships and other leading positions. He was also a scholar and an expert with the kamancheh, a bowed string instrument.[1]

The current Firuz and Farmanfarmaian families are descended from the offspring of Firuz Mirza and his wife Homa Khanom, the granddaughter of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834).[1] One of them were their son Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma.[2] Firuz Mirza's daughter Najm al-Saltaneh was the mother of iranian politician Mohammad Mosaddegh.

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  • Mahdavi, Shireen (1999). "Farmānfarmā, Fīrūz Mīrzā". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.
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