Firuz Mirza

Firuz Mirza
Farmanfarma
Drawing of Firuz Mirza by Abu Torab Ghaffari
Born	1817
Died	4 April 1886
Spouse	Homa Khanom
Issue	Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma Najm al-Saltaneh
Dynasty	Qajar
Father	Abbas Mirza
Religion	Twelver Shia Islam

Firuz Mirza Nosrat ad-Dowleh Farmanfarma (Persian: فیروز میرزا نصرت الدوله فرمانفرما; 1817 – 4 April 1886) was a Qajar prince, military commander and administrator in 19th-century Iran. He was the sixteenth son of Abbas Mirza.[1]

During the rule of his brother Mohammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834–1848), Firuz Mirza had a prosperous political and military career. This continued under his nephew Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896), who appointed him to multiple governorships and other leading positions. He was also a scholar and an expert with the kamancheh, a bowed string instrument.[1]

The current Firuz and Farmanfarmaian families are descended from the offspring of Firuz Mirza and his wife Homa Khanom, the granddaughter of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834).[1] One of them were their son Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma.[2] Firuz Mirza's daughter Najm al-Saltaneh was the mother of Iranian politician Mohammad Mosaddegh.

References

1. Mahdavi 1999.
2. Mir 1999.

Sources

• Mahdavi, Shireen (1999). "Farmānfarmā, Fīrūz Mīrzā". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_9589.
• Mir, Cyrus (1999). "Farmānfarmā, ʿAbd-al-Ḥosayn Mīrzā". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.