Friday, September 22, 2017

Masud Mirza Qajar (George Percy Churchill, 1910)

Zill-us-Sultan, Mas’ud Mirza, G.C.S.I. (granted, September 1887, conferred, June 1888)



Born 5th January 1850. Is the eldest son of Nasir-ud-Din Shah, by ‘Iffat-us-Saltanah, an Afshar lady. His parentage on the mother’s side (the ‘Iffat-us-Saltanah not being a Royal Princess) always stood in the way of his being declared heir to the throne: this position thus fell to Muzaffar-ud-Din, who born of Royal parents on both sides, was declared Valia’hd, and was accepted by the people as possessing all the necessary qualifications.



George Percy Churchill, Biographical notices of Persian statesmen and notables, September 1909, Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1910, p. 115.

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