User:Smoking Ted/Morad Mirza Hesam o-Saltaneh
Morad Mirza, Hesam o-Saltaneh (Persian: سلطانمراد میرزا حسامالسلطنه English: Morad Mirza, Sword of the Kingdom; 1818 –1883) was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty and one of Abbas Mirza's 26 sons. He gained prominence as a seasoned commander in the aftermath of the Revolt of Hasan Khan Salar (1846-1850). After re-asserting Iranian rule over Mashhad, Morad Mirza was declared the new Governor-General of Khorasan.[1] During the Second Herat War (1856), Morad Mirza led the Persian army,16 Infantry Regiments
was the invasion of the surrounding realm of Herat and the successful siege of its citadel by the Qajar army led by Hesam o-Saltaneh, Soltan Morad Mirza.
perfect candidate for solving the Herat Question.[2] Herat had historically been part of Iran, but taken from Iran by the Durrani Empire, after Nader Shah's death in 1747.[3] In
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| حاکم خراسان | |
| Monarch | ناصرالدینشاه |
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| Born | مراد میرزا ربیع الثانی ۱۲۳۳ (۱۱۹۶ خورشیدی) تبریز، |
| Died | دوم جمادی الاولی ۱۳۰۰ (۲۰ اسفند ۱۲۶۱) تهران |
| Nationality | ایران |
| Children | ابوالفتح میرزا مؤیدالدوله |
| Occupation | شاهزادهٔ قاجار |
| Nickname | حسامالسلطنه |
[[Category:Burials at Imam Reza Shrine]] [[Category:Qajar princes]] [[Category:1822 births]] [[Category:1882 deaths]] [[Category:People from Tabriz]]
- ^ "ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b "Second Herat War", Wikipedia, 2024-05-13, retrieved 2024-10-03
- ^ Hardy, P. (1960-07). "Ahmad Shah Durrani: father of modern Afghanistan. By Ganda Singh, pp. xix, 457, x, 10 illustrations. Asia Publishing House, Bombay, 1959. Rs. 22.50". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 92 (3–4): 198–199. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00163439. ISSN 1356-1863.
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- ^ "Second Herat War", Wikipedia, 2024-05-13, retrieved 2024-10-03