Mohammad Hassan Mirza
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In 1930, he declared himself the rightful heir to the crown as pretender to the throne. He died on 7 January 1943 in Maidenhead, England and was buried in Karbala, Iraq.
Tension with Ahmad Shah Qajar
Even before the dethronement of his brother Ahmad Shah Qajar by Reza Shah, he was still an inconsequential figure in Iranian politics.[1] This was not from a lack of trying however; in early March 1921, Mohammad Hassan Mirza approached the British legation with proposals to supplant his brother, the shah of Iran at the time.[1] The High Commissioner's office in Baghdad informed Herman Norman in a telegram that Zia'eddin Tabatabaee informed them that Mohammad Hassan Mirza was "very dissatisfied with the shah and fears for safety of Persia from the Bolsheviks...",[2] and that "he [Mohammad Hassan Mirza] is prepared to form new government as he considers the Shah useless...".[2] Mohammad Hassan Mirza proposals were ignored, except by Percy Cox who was the former attache of Britain in Iran.[1] Herman Norman who was current British diplomat to Iran thought of the dethronement of Ahmad Shah by his brother as a tactical mistake which would divide Iran; "[I am prevented] from encouraging any movement which has for its object dethronement of His Majesty. It is also my duty to do my best to preserve the unity of Persia".[1]
Honours
National
- Qajar Iran:
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Crown of Persia
Foreign
- Sultanate of Egypt: Grand Cordon of the Order of Muhammad Ali (1921)
- Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (29 March 1925)[3]
- Monaco: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (14 January 1915)[4]
Offspring
- Prince Soltan Hosein Mirza (25 August 1916, Tabriz-1986, Canada)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Princess Shirin (28 May 1938, Tehran, 28 December 2022, New Zealand)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza (23 April 1918, Tabriz-5 May 1988, London)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza (1923, Tehran-1996, Canada)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Princess Shmas Aghdas (1919, Tehran-1991, Paris)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Princess Giti Afruz (1922, Tehran-2022, New York City[5])
Government positions held
- Governor-General of Azerbaijan (1918)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ Elenco dei Cavalieri dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima Annunziata
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External links
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