PERSIA

The Qajar Dynasty

(Rokni, Shams-ol-Molk Arai)

GENEALOGY

1834 - 1848 H.I.M. Zillu’llah Qibla-i ‘Alam Gity Sitan Sikander Shahanshah-i-Jam Jah Faridunfar Kisra Shaukat-i-Islam Panah Shari’at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-’Azam Khaqan ibn Khaqan ibn Khaqan Shahanshahu’llah Sultan Muhammad Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia. b. at Tabriz, 5^th January 1808, as H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Mirza, second son of Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada ‘Abbas Mirza, Qahraman ul-Mulk, Nai’b us-Sultana, Crown Prince of Persia, by his first wife and maternal cousin, Aisha Khanum, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Amir Mirza Muhammad Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, Tajbaksh, Ilkhani of the Royal tribe, educ. privately. Granted the title of Saif ud-Daula by his grandfather. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, 20^th June 1834. Governor of Maragha and of Hamadan 1824-1834, GOC of the expedition to Herat 1833, prom Field Marshal 1834, and Governor-General of Azerbaijan June-October 1834. Succeeded on the death of his grandfather, 23^rd October 1834. Enthroned at Tabriz, 8^th November 1834. Entered Tehran, 24^th December 1834 and was Crowned there, 31^st January 1835. Rcvd: Knt of the Orders of St Andrew the First Called, Alexander Nevski, White Eagle, St Stanislas 1^st class and St Anne 1^st class (all in brilliants) of Russia (1834). m. (first) Mah Munawar Khanum, a lady from Tabriz. m. (second) at Tehran, September 1819 (div. or demoted), his cousin H.M. Malika-i-Jahan Khanum, Mahd-i-’Aliya (b. 1805; d. at Tehran, 4^th May 1873), daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Amir Muhammad Qasim Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Amir-i-Kabir, by his first wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi Begum Jan Khanum, daughter of H.I.M. Fath ‘Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia. m. (third) Rahima Khanum, sister of Yahya Khan Chihriqi, and elder daughter of the Naqshabandi of Chihriq, who claimed descent from the Abbasid Khalifs. m. (fourth) Khadija Begum, another sister of Yahya Khan Chihriqi, and younger daughter of the Naqshabandi of Chihriq [Aga Chihriq-e Kord?]. m. (fifth) H.R.H. Shahzadi Khadija Sultan Khanum, daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Imam Verdi Mirza, Ilkhani of the Royal tribe. m. (sixth) Zubaida Khanum (d.s.p.). m. (seventh) Malik Khanum, a Kurdish lady. m. (eighth) Gulrukh Khanum Garmrudi. m. (ninth) Bolur Khanum Zandia, a lady from Isfahan. m. (tenth) Uqul Beyga [Uqul Bajji], of the Salur Turkoman tribe. m. (eleventh) Zinat Khanum (or Zainab Khanum), of the Afshar tribe of Urumiya. m. (twelfth) Mihral Khanum (d.s.p.). m. (thirteenth) Nizara Khanum, a lady from Kashan. m. (fourteenth) Narqis Khanum (d.s.p.). m. (fifteenth) Zubaida Khanum (d.s.p.). He d. at the Muhammadiya Palace, Tajrish, Shemiran, near Tehran, 5^th September 1848 (bur. Qum), having had issue, thirteen sons and ten daughters:

• 1) H.H. Shahzada Tugrul Takin Mirza (s/o Mah Munawar Khanum). He d. in infancy. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 2) H.H. Shahzada Sultan Malik Mirza (s/o Malika-i-Jahan Khanum). He d. in infancy.
• 3) H.H. Shahzada Sultan Mahmud Mirza (s/o Malika-i-Jahan Khanum). He d. in infancy.
• 4) H.I.M. Nasir ud-Din Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (s/o Malika-i-Jahan Khanum) - see below.
• 5) H.I.H. Shahzada Zinda Jan Mirza (s/o Rahima Khanum). He d. in infancy.
• 6) H.I.H. Shahzada ‘Abbas Mirza, Nai’b us-Sultana. b. at Tehran, 1833 (s/o Khadija Khanum). He d. 1839.
• 7) H.I.H. Shahzada Fath ‘Ali Mirza (s/o Shahzadi Khadija Sultan Khanum). He d. young.
• 8) H.I.H. Shahzada Ahmad Mirza (s/o Shahzadi Khadija Sultan Khanum). He d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 9) Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada ‘Abbas Mirza, Mulk Ara (cre. 1878). b. at Tehran, before 10^th October 1839 (s/o Khadija Khanum). Named in honour of his late brother. Styled Nai’b us-Sultana 1839-1878. Exiled to Baghdad 1852-1877. Governor of Zanjan 1878, Khamseh 1878-1880, Kashan 1888, Qazvin and Gilan 1893-1894, Persian representative at the Coronation of Tzar Nicholas II at Moscow 1895-1896, Minister for Justice and Commerce 1896-1897, Hon Presdt of the Council of Ministers. Author of Sharh-i Hal-i ‘Abbas Mirza Mulkara. Rcvd: the Decoration of the August Imperial Portrait, and the Order of the Lion and Sun 1^st class, etc. m. several wives. He d. from a stroke, at Tehran, before 12^th May 1899 (bur. at Qum), having had issue, two sons and three daughters (ancestor of the Shams-ol-Moluk Ara’i family):
• a) H.R.H. Shahzada Abdu’l Husain Mirza.
• b) Major-General H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza, Mulk Ara (cre. 1897). b. at Baghdad, 1862, educ. privately. Styled Amirzada before 1897. Deputy Governor of Khamseh 1878-1879, and Persian Iraq 1904-1905, prom Maj-Gen 1896. m. H.H. Shahzadi Aziz ud-Daula, eldest daughter of H.R.H. Shahzada Qahraman Mirza, sometime Governor-General of Khorasan and Azerbaijan. He d. 1906, having had issue, two daughters:
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Malika Guilan Khanum. m. Mirza Mustafa Quli Khan Bayat, Samsam ul-Mulk, son of Mirza Abbas Quli Khan Bayat, Saham ul-Mulk, by his wife, Shaukat ud-Daula. She d. 1980, having had issue, four daughters.
• ii) H.H. Shahzadi Badr ud-Daula.
• a) H.R.H. Shahzadi Akram ud-Daula [Ekramdoleh Forouhar].
• b) A daughter. m. Mirza Husain ‘Ali Khan.
• c) A daughter. m. Iftikhar ul-Mulk. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 8) H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad Taqi Mirza, Rukn ud-Daula (cre. 1868). b. at Tehran, before 13^th February 1842 (s/o a Zainab Khanum). Governor of Tehran 1856-1858, Khamseh 1866-1867 and 1872-1873, Zanjan 1876-1878, Governor-General of Khorasan 1876, 1881, 1883-1884, 1887-1888 and 1897, of Fars 1892-1893 and 1894-1897, and of Arabistan 1897-1901. Rcvd: the Decoration of the Imperial Portrait, and the Order of the Lion and Sun 1st class. He d. 1901, having had issue, eight sons and six daughters:
• a) H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Ali Naqi Mirza, Rukn ud-Daula (cre. 1901). b. 1867, educ. Styled ‘Amir-i-Kabir before 1901. Governor of Kermen and Baluchistan 1904-1905, Governor-General of Khorasan 1903-1904, 1907-1908 and 1909-1912. m. Badi ud-Daula, from the Hajebi family. He d. at Mashhad, 1917, having had issue, a son:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza, Rukn ud-Daula (cre. 1917) [Mohammad Ali Rokni]. b. 1887, educ. privately. Styled Hashmat us-Sultan before 1917. Governor of Kermen 1908 (Deputy Governor 1905-1907), Sazawar 1910-1911, Qum 1917-1918 and 1922, of Qazvin 1918, Hamadan 1930-1933 Bushire and the Gulf Ports 1933-1935, and Kermanshah 1935, Imperial Chamberlain. m. October 1904, ‘Ihtiram us-Sultana,  daughter of H.E. Murtaza Quli Khan, Sani ud-Daula, by his wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi ‘Ihtiram us-Sultana, daughter of H.I.M. Muzaffar ud-din Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, KG. He had issue, three sons and two daughters, including:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’llah Mirza [Abdollah Rokni]. b. 1906, educ. privately.
• (2) Major-General H.H. Shahzada Manuchir Mirza [Manuchehr Rokni]. b. at Sanandaj, 1908, educ. Military Acad and War Coll, Tehran. Deputy Cdr at Tabriz 1951, Cdr Ardabil Bde. 1952, Deputy Cdr Western Corps 1956-1957, Cdr Kermen Dvsn 1957, Deputy Cdr Military Tribunals 1958-1961.
• (3) H.H. Shahzada Sultan Mahmud Mirza [Dr Soltan Mahmoud Mirza Rokni]. m. Maryam Khanum (d. 17^th October 1997), daughter of General Dr Karim Khan Hedayet, sometime Personal Physician to Reza Shah, by his second wife, Darakshanda Khanum, daughter of Mirza Fath ‘Ali Khan Fani, Mudir ud-Daula. He d. 15^th February 1997, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
• (a) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza [Dr Mohammad Ali Mirza Rokni], educ. (Ph.D). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (b) H.H. Shahzadi Mitra Khanum [Dr Mitra Rokni], educ. (Ph.D).
• b) H.R.H. Shahzada Nasru’llah Mirza, Rifa’at ud-Daula. Governor of Turshiz 1910. m. and had issue, one son:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Amanu’llah Mirza [Amanollah Rokni]. b. 1905, educ. privately.
• c) H.R.H. Shahzada Asadu’llah Mirza, Rukn-i-Azam (cre. 1921). b. 1873, educ. privately. Styled Jalal us-Sultana before 1921. Guardian to his nephew the Nuzrat ul-Mulk 1905 and 1908, Governor of Turshiz 1906, Daragaz 1907-1908, Turbat-i-Shaikh 1918-1919, Turbat-i-Haidari 1910-1911, 1919-1921 and 1922-1924, and Sabzavar 1921-1922. m. and had issue, four sons:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Iraj Mirza. b. 1897. Assist Attaché at the British Consulate 1918.
• ii) H.H. Shahzada Mansur Mirza. b. 1904.
• iii) Colonel H.H. Shahzada Husain ‘Ali Mirza [Hosayn Ali Rokshani]. b. 1905. Joined Ministry of Justice, transf Ministry of the Interior, Deputy Governor of Khuzistan 1928-1930, Governor of Ardebil 1930-1934, and Qum 1944-1945.
• iv) H.H. Shahzada Mahmud Mirza. b. 1906.
• d) H.R.H. Shahzada Mahmud Mirza, Azad ud-Daula. Previously styled Ain ul-Mulk (cre. 1901), ‘Amir-i-Kabir (cre. 1903) and Mumtaz ud-Daula before 1903. Deputy Governor of Kerman 1905-1906, Governor of Tabas 1906-1907, Daragaz 1907, and Sabzavar 1909, and Governor-General of Arabistan 1916. He had issue, a daughter:
• i) H.H. Shahzadi … Khanum. m. H.H. Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Mirza, youngest son of H.R.H. Shahzada Imam Quli Mirza, Imad ud-Daula, Governor of Kermanshah, and Luristan, and Minister for Justice – see above. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• e) H.R.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza, Adal ud-Daula. b. 1874. Vizier of Kerman 1905-1907, Governor of Turshiz 1907-1908, Turbat-i-Haidari 1908, 1917-1918 and 1919, Tabbas 1910-1911, Mashhad 1911-1913, Kushan 1913-1914 and 1922, Sabzavar 1918-1919, and Naishapur 1920-1921. m. (first) before 1^st May 1900, Turan Dokht Asiya Khanum, Wajiha ud-Daula], daughter of of H.E. Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Ghaffari, Musadiq ud-Daula, by his wife, H.R.H. Shahzadi Shaista Khanum, Sharafat ud-Daula, daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Jalal ud-din Mirza, Ihtisham ul-Mulk. m. (second) ... He d. 1940, having had issue, five sons and eight daughters:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Taqi Mirza [Shazdeh Bozurg]. b. at Mashhad, 1904 (s/o Turan Dokht), educ. Europe. MD. m. Nayyar-i-Afaq, from the Nayernouri family. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Shahriyar Mirza [Shahriyar Rokni Qajar]. He has issue, two children.
• (2) H.H. Shahzadi Guity Khanum [Guyti Rokni Qajar].
• ii) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza, educ. École Normale Supreieure, Paris, France. Mathematician. m. Zahra Khanum. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Humayun Mirza [Homayoun Rokni Qajar]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (2) H.H. Shahzada Shahrukh Mirza [Shahrokh Rokni Qajar].
• (3) H.H. Shahzadi Shida Khanum [Shideh Rokni Qajar].
• iii) H.H. Shahzada Ahmad Mirza Rokni (s/o Turan Dokht), educ. in the UK. Chemical Engineer with the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC). m. his cousin, H.H. Shahzadi Mehri Khanum, née Rokni. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza [Rezagholi Mirza Rokni Qajar]. m. H.H. Shahzadi Suhaila Khanum [Sohayla Rokni Ghajar], daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Shahzada Majid Mirza, by his wife, Anbar Khanum.
• (2) H.H. Shahzada Murteza Quli Mirza [ [Mortezagholi Mirza Rokni Qajar].
• (3) H.H. Shahzadi Asifa Khanum [Asefeh Rokni Qajar]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (4) H.H. Shahzadi Asiya Khanum [Asiyeh Rokni Qajar]. m. Faruq Tajbakhsh. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see Persia (Qajar-Devehlu).
• iv) H.H. Shahzada Majid Mirza [Majid Mirza Rokni Ghajar] (s/o Turan Dokht), educ. Imperial Military Acad, Tehran. m. Anbar Khanum. He had issue, six sons and two daughters:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Zulfiqar Mirza [Zolfaghar Rokni Ghajar].
• (2) H.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza [Reza Qoli Rokni Qajar].
• (3) H.H. Shahzada Shahrukh Mirza [Shahrokh Rokni Qajar].
• (4) H.H. Shahzada Shahryar Mirza [Shahryar Rokni Ghajar].
• (5) H.H. Shahzada Murteza Quli Mirza [Morteza Qoli Rokni Qajar].
• (6) H.H. Shahzada Khusrau Mirza [Khosrow Rokni Ghajar].
• (1) H.H. Shahzadi Zulaikha Khanum [Zolaykha “Gity” Rokni Ghajar].
• (2) H.H. Shahzadi Suhaila Khanum [Sohayla Rokni Ghajar]. m. H.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza [Rezagholi Mirza Rokni Qajar], son of her paternal uncle,  H.H. Shahzada Ahmad Mirza Rokni, by his wife, H.H. Shahzadi Mehri Khanum – see above.
• v) H.H. Shahzada Saif ud-din Lutfi Mirza, Saif ud-Daula. Military officer. He d. by suicide. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Shams-i-Aqdas. b. before 1904, educ. privately. Previously styled Shams uz-Zaman. m. General H.E. Azizu’llah Khan, Sardar-i-Mu‘azzaz (b. 1881; k. with his three brothers, son-in-law, and two other subordinates, on the orders of Reza Shah, at Mashhad, 1925), Sarhadar of the Marzban (Keeper of the Frontiers), Ilkhani of the Shadlu Kurds of Northern Khorasan and Governor of Bojnurd 1903-1925, son of General H.E. Yar Muhammad Khan, Saham ud-Daula, Sardar-i-Muffakham, sometime Sarhadar of the Marzban, Ilkhani of the Shadlu Kurds of Northern Khorasan and Governor of Bojnurd. She had issue, two daughters.
• ii) H.H. Shahzadi Qamar ul-Mulk. m. Muhammad Amin Khan Ganji, Shaji ul-Mulk. She had issue, three sons and four daughters.
• iii) H.H. Shahzadi Ibtihaj ul-Mulk. m. Aqa-Bala Ganj, Salar-i-Mutamid. She had issue, one son and three daughters.
• iv) H.H. Shahzadi Sharafat ul-Mulk. b. 1909 (s/o Turan Dokht). m. (div.) ‘Abdu’l Wahab Eghbal. She had issue, four sons and one daughter.
• v) H.H. Shahzadi Maryam Khanum, Taj ul-Mulk. b. at Mashhad, 10^th December 1912 (d/o Turan Dokht). m. (first) Majid Mahdavi. m. (second) Muhammad ‘Ali Fardoom, a lawyer with the Ministry of Finance, son of Akbar Ahghar. She d. at Tehran, 1993, having had issue, one son and two daughters by her first husband, and one son by her second husband.
• vi) H.H. Shahzadi Firuzanda Khanum [Forouzandeh Rokni] (d/o Turan Dokht). m. her cousin, H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza Rokni Qajar. She had issue, a daughter.
• vii) H.H. Shahzadi Farangis Khanum (d/o Turan Dokht). m. (first) (div.) Ahmad Keypour. m. (second) Ahmad Akhzarpour, joined Iranian Foreign Ministry and served in Moscow and Vienna. She had issue, a daughter by her second husband.
• viii) H.H. Shahzadi Fakhr-i-Turan Khanum (d/o Turan Dokht). m. Brigadier-General ‘Abdu’l Husain Hejazi (d. from a stroke, at Tehran, August 1969), Cdt Military College, a Zahedi ally dismissed by Mossadeq in 1953. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
• ix) H.H. Shahzadi Faruq-i-Azam Khanum (d/o Turan Dokht). m. (first) Ala-Mir Rokni-Qajar. m. (second) Nasir Mehmandost. She had issue, one daughter by her first and three sons by her second husband.
• f) H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Reza Mirza, Mazhar ud-Daula (cre. 1903). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• g) H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan Husain Mirza [Hosayn Rokshani], ‘Azam ud-Daula. b. 1890. Financial Agent at Nihavad 1925-1927, Dir Alimentation Admin 1928, Governor of Persian Iraq 1936, Dir-Gen Agriculture 1938. He had issue, two sons:
• i) H.H. Shahzada … Mirza, Sardar-i-Ijlal. Previously styled Sarim us-Sultan and Salar-i-Ashraf.
• ii) H.H. Shahzada Muhsin Mirza [Mohsen Rokshani]. b. 1917.
• h) H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’l Husain Mirza, ‘Azad us-Sultan. m. a daughter of Field Marshal H.R.H. Shahzada Kamran Mirza, Amir-i-Kabir. He had issue, one son:
• i) H.H. Shahzada ‘Abbas Mirza. b. 1902, educ. privately.
• a) H.R.H. Shahzadi Sharif us-Sultana. m. Aga ‘Isa Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, I’timad ud-Daula, third son of Anushirvan (Shir) Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, ‘Amir-i-Kabir, sometime Governor-General of Mazandaran, Governor of Gorgan and Astarabad and C-in-C Mazandaran, by his second wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi Malikzadi Khanum, ‘Izzat ud-Daula, eldest daughter of H.I.M. Muhammad Shah. She had issue – see Persia (Qajar-Quyunlu).
• b) H.R.H. Shahzadi Aziz us-Sultana. m. as his fifth wife, Major-General H.H. Haji Mahdi Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu [Mahdi Qoli Amirsoleymani], Majd ud-Daula, KCMG (b. 1850; d. 1937), Ilkhani of the Royal clan, fourth son of Field Marshal H.H. Amir Muhammad Qasim Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Amir-i-Kabir. She had issue – see Persia (Qajar-Quyunlu).
• c) H.R.H. Shahzadi Ashraf us-Sultana (full-sister of Rukn-i-Azam) m. (first) General H.E. Mir ‘Ali Mardan Khan, Nuzrat ul-Mulk (cre. 1867) (d. 1903), Ilkhani of the Tirmuri tribe and Deputy Governor-General and C-in-C of Khorasan, Governor of Jam, Bakharz, Khaf and Zurabad. m. (second) 1905, Major-General Mir Asadu’llah Khan, Shaukat ul-Mulk (b. 1858), son of Mir Attau’llah Khan, who succeeded her first husband as Ilkhani of the Tirmuri tribe.
• d) H.R.H. Shahzadi … Khanum. m. Mirza Muhammad Husain Khan, Chief of the Artillery stables.
• e) H.R.H. Shahzadi Sharaf us-Sultana. m. Mirza Karim Khan-e Nuri, Banan ud-Daula, a gifted musician and calligrapher. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
• f) H.R.H. Shahzadi … Khanum.

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