Mohammad Hassan Khan Iravani Explained

Mohammad Hassan Khan Sardar Iravani, originally Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar-Ziyadlu 'Sardar-e Iravan', was a Qajar notable and political figure in 19th century Iran during the reign of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar.

Life

Born as the eldest son and heir of the formerly hereditary ruler of the khanate of Iravan, Mohammad Khan Qajar-Ziyadlu, from a cadet branch of the Qajar dynasty of Persia, Mohammad Hassan Khan moved from the Caucasus to Tehran, was married there to Princess Mahrokhsar Khanom "Fakhr od-Dowleh", daughter of the crown prince Abbas Mirza and sister of the future Mohammad Shah, and got important governmental posts.

Offspring

• Abdulah Khan Iravani
• Yusef Khan Sartip
• Abdol Hossein Khan "Fakhr ol-Molk"
• Abol Fath Khan "Sarem od-Dowleh"
• Badie ol-Jamal Khanom I, married her maternal cousin Anoushiravan Mirza, eldest son of Bahman Mirza.

Sources

• The Qajar dynasty pages: http://www.qajarpages.org/nassereddinchildren.html.
• Book: Bamdad , Mehdi . 1999. Sharh-e hal-e Rejal-e Iran. Zavvar. Tehran.
• Book: Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn (Khosrovani)/ Bahman Bayani , L.A. Ferydoun . 2004. "The Fath Ali Shah Project", in: Qajar Studies. Journal of the International Qajar Studies Association, Volume IV. Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn. Rotterdam.
• https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/08/02/the-treasure-map-to-the-forgotten-epoch-of-the-iravan-khanate/