Roknolmolk Explained

Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi
Titles:Roknolmolk (Support of the Sovereignty)
Birth Date:1839
Death Date:1914
Major Shrine:Buried in his tomb at the Roknolmolk Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
Attributes:Viceroy of Isfahan under the Qajar government, secretary of the governor of Fars
Major Works:Roknolmolk Mosque and Mohammad Jafar Abadei Tekyeh

Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi, known as Roknolmolk, (1839–1914) was a poet and viceroy of Isfahan during the Qajar period.[1] He was also the secretary of the governor of Fars Province.[2] Roknolmolk is also the founder of the mosque named after him and Mohammad Jafar Abadei Tekyeh, both sites located in Isfahan.[1]

Biography

Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi was born in 1839, to a family who descended from one of Shah Ismail Safavi's commanders. In 1886, he became the secretary to Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, who was governor of Isfahan and Fars. During his time as a secretary, he established a factory, which was a printing press, where copies of the Qur'an were printed alongside some other books such as Ibn al-Qayyim's Za'd al-Ma'ad. He also founded a mosque which was named after him and a tekyeh for a Shi'ite cleric, Mohammed Ja'far Abadei.Roknolmolk died in Isfahan during the year 1914. He is buried alongside his wife at the mosque he founded, located near the cemetery of Takht-e Foulad.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: رکن الملک (سلیمان).
  2. Web site: https://virgool.io/@m_94065766/%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%90-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-ejkqzsagt8jq . 2023-12-02 . virgool.io.