Sohrab Khan Gorji
Sohrab Khan Gorji, also known by his nickname 'Naqdi, was a courtier in 19th-century Qajar Iran of Georgian origin.
Biography
[edit]Sohrab Khan had fought in the Russo-Iranian Wars, and held several titles and positions, amongst which Gholam-e Pishkhedmat-bashi (chief of the attendant pages) and tahvildar (cash keeper). He was tasked with managing the pocket money of king Nāser-ad'din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896); thus, he received the nickname 'Naqdi ("the pecuniary"). He was later appointed as a chief customs officer, and was also involved in buying land in relation to the vaqf system.[1]
Sohrab Khan was married to the thirty-ninth daughter of king Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834).[2] He had at least three sons; Vali Khan (also known as Eregli Khan or Irikli Khan), Mohammad-Ali Khan (2nd son), and Hoseyn Khan.[3][4]
The Treasurer of the King
[edit]In 1829, according to Khavari's report, Sohrab Khan was serving as the treasurer of Fath-Ali Shah and sent to Shiraz for preparation of the king's arrival.[5]
On Sunday Novermber 22, 1829, Fath-Ali Shah together with his entourage departed from the capital, Tehran, to visit Shiraz.[6] Two of Fath-Ali Shah's sons, Prince Hossein-Ali Mirza Farmanfarma and Prince Ali-Naqi Mirza, together with Sohrab Khan Gorji, the treasurer of Fath-Ali Shah, were sent to Shiraz to prepare for the arrival of the king. Fath-Ali Shah arrived in Shiraz on December 29 and was greeted with a large number of ordinary people, thunder-like gun salutes, scientists, dignitaries, noblemen, elites, and seniors.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Kondo 2017, p. 62.
- ^ Khavari 1845, p. 390 v. 2.
- ^ Khavari 1845, p. 506 v. 2.
- ^ Kondo 2017, p. 63.
- ^ a b Khavari 1845, p. 106 v. 2.
- ^ Khavari 1845, p. 105 v. 2.
References
[edit]- Floor, Willem (2008). A Social History of Sexual Relations in Iran. Mage Publishers. p. 86. ISBN 978-1933823331.
- Khavari, Mirza Fazlollah Shirazi (1845). Tarikh Zol Qarnein (تاریخ ذوالقرنین) (in Persian). Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran.
- Kondo, Nobuaki (2017). Islamic Law and Society in Iran: A Social History of Qajar Tehran. Routledge. pp. 61–66, 67, 68, 70, 72n30. ISBN 978-1351783194.