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Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar
Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar
Born	20 November 1899; Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Persia
Died	7 January 1943 (aged 43); Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
Burial	Imam Husayn Shrine
Spouse	Mahin Banou Malek-Mansour; Muhtaram-os-Saltaneh; Homayoun-os-Saltaneh; princess Shams-ol-Molouk; Aziz Aghdas
Issue	Princess Shirin ; Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza; Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza; Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza; Princess Shams Aqdas; Princess Giti Afrouz
Dynasty	Qajar
Father	Mohammad Ali Shah
Mother	Malakeh Jahan

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Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar (Persian: شاهزاده محمدحسن میرزا قاجار; 20 November 1899 – 7 January 1943) was the brother of Ahmad Shah Qajar of Iran, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Soon after Reza Shah deposed the Qajar dynasty and made himself Shah of Iran in 1925, Prince Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent exile to England. In 1930, he declared himself the rightful heir to the crown as pretender to the throne. He died on 7 January 1943 in Maidenhead, England and was buried in Kerbala, Iraq.

Tension with Ahmad Shah Qajar[edit]

Image of Mohammad Hassan Mirza, Ahmad Shah Qajar and Reza Khan Pahlavi

Even before the dethronement of his brother Ahmad Shah Qajar by Reza Shah, he was still an inconsequential figure in Iranian politics.^[1] This was not from a lack of trying however; in early March 1921, Mohammad Hassan Mirza approached the British legation with proposals to supplant his brother, the king of Iran at the time.^[1] The High Commissioner's office in Baghdad informed Herman Norman in a telegram that Zia'eddin Tabatabaee informed them that Mohammad Hassan Mirza was "very dissatisfied with the shah and fears for safety of Persia from the Bolsheviks...",^[2] and that "he [Mohammad Hassan Mirza] is prepared to form new government as he considers the Shah useless...".^[2] Mohammad Hassan Mirza proposals were ignored, except by Percy Cox who was the former attache of Britain in Iran.^[1] Herman Norman who was current British diplomat to Iran thought of the dethronement of Ahmad Shah Qajar by his brother as a tactical mistake which would divide Persia; "[I am prevented] from encouraging any movement which has for its object dethronement of His Majesty. It is also my duty to do my best to preserve the unity of Persia".^[1]

Honours[edit]

Persian Empire:
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Crown of Persia
Kingdom of Egypt: Grand Cordon of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali, (1921)
Monaco: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles, (14 January 1915)^[3]

Offspring[edit]

Prince Soltan Hosein Mirza (25 August 1916, Tabriz-1986, Canada)
Princess Shirin (28 may 1938 Tehran, 28 December 2022 New Zealand)
Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza (23 April 1918, Tabriz-5 May 1988, London)
Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza (1923, Tehran-1996, Canada)
Princess Shmas Aghdas (1919, Tehran-1991, Paris)
Princess Giti Afruz (1922, Tehran-2022, New York City^[4])

Government Positions Held[edit]

Governor-General of Azerbaijan (1918)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ghani, Cyrus (2000). Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 1860646298.
^ ^a ^b FO 371/6446, Cox to Norman, Foreign Office and the Government of India, 10 July 1921.
^ "Maison Souveraine" (PDF). Journal de Monaco (in French) (2966). 19 January 1915.
^ "GUITY WAMBOLD Obituary (2022) New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links[edit]

Media related to Mohammad Hassan Mirza at Wikimedia Commons

Iranian royalty
Mohammad Hassan Mirza House of Qâjâr Born: 20 November 1899 Died: 7 January 1943
Preceded by Ahmad Mirza	Crown Prince of Persia 1909–1925	Vacant Pahlavi dynasty became ruling house Title next held by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Ahmad Shah Qajar	— TITULAR — Shah of Iran Qajar dynasty 1930–1943 Reason for succession failure: Pahlavi dynasty became ruling house prior to the Iranian Revolution	Succeeded by Fereydoun Mirza Qajar
Non-profit organization positions
New title Society founded	Honorary Director of the Red Lion and Sun Society 1922–1925	Vacant Title next held by Mostowfi ol-Mamalek

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[:0-1] Ghani, Cyrus (2000). Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 1860646298.

[:1-2] FO 371/6446, Cox to Norman, Foreign Office and the Government of India, 10 July 1921.

[3] "Maison Souveraine" (PDF). Journal de Monaco (in French) (2966). 19 January 1915.

[4] "GUITY WAMBOLD Obituary (2022) New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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+{{Short description|Last Qajar Crown prince, 1899–1943}}
-{{unreferenced|date=February 2009}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
 {{Infobox royalty
-|name= Mohammad Hassan Mirza<br>شاهزاده محمدحسن میرزا قاجار
+| name         = Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar
-|image = Ahmad shah and mirza.jpg
+| image        = Mohammad Hassan Mirza portrait 2.jpg
+| caption      =
-|caption = Photographic portrait of Mohammad Hassan Mirza (r) and his brother [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]] (l)
-|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1899|11|20|df=y}}
+| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1899|11|20|df=y}}
-|birth_place = [[Tabriz]], [[Iran]]
+| birth_place  = [[Tabriz]], [[Iranian Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], [[Qajar dynasty|Persia]]
-|death_date= {{Death date and age|1943|1|7|1899|11|20|df=y}}
+| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1943|1|7|1899|11|20|df=y}}
-|death_place = [[Maidenhead]], [[England]]
+| death_place  = [[Maidenhead]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]
-|father=[[Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar|Mohammad Ali Shah]]
+| father       = [[Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar|Mohammad Ali Shah]]
-|mother=Malakeh Jahan
+| mother       = Malakeh Jahan
-|spouse=Mahin Banou Malek-Mansour<br>Muhtaram-os-Saltaneh<br>Homayoun-os-Saltaneh<br>Shams-ol-Molouk<br>Aziz Aghdas
+| spouse       = Mahin Banou Malek-Mansour<br />Muhtaram-os-Saltaneh<br />Homayoun-os-Saltaneh<br />princess Shams-ol-Molouk<br />Aziz Aghdas
-| issue =Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza<br>Prince [[Hamid Mirza|Soltan Hamid Mirza]]<br>Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza<br>Princess Shams Aqdas<br>Princess Giti Afrouz
+| issue        = Princess [[Shirin ]]<br /> Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza<br />Prince [[Hamid Mirza|Soltan Hamid Mirza]]<br />Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza<br />Princess Shams Aqdas<br />Princess Giti Afrouz
-| house = [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]]
+| house        = [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]]
-| house-type = Dynasty
+| house-type   = Dynasty
-| place of burial =[[Kerbala]]
+| place of burial = [[Imam Husayn Shrine]]
 }}
+'''Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar''' ({{lang-fa|شاهزاده محمدحسن میرزا قاجار}}; 20 November 1899 – 7 January 1943) was the brother of [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]] of [[Iran]], and former [[Crown Prince]] of the [[Qajar dynasty]]. Soon after [[Reza Shah]] deposed the Qajar dynasty and made himself [[Pahlavi dynasty|Shah of Iran]] in 1925, Prince Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent [[exile]] to [[England]]. In 1930, he declared himself the rightful heir to the crown as [[pretender to the throne]]. He died on 7 January 1943 in [[Maidenhead]], [[England]] and was buried in [[Kerbala]], [[Iraq]].
+==Tension with Ahmad Shah Qajar ==
-'''Mohammad Hassan Mirza''' (20 November 1899, in [[Tabriz]] – 7 January 1943, in [[Maidenhead]]), was the brother of [[Ahmed Shah Qajar]] of [[Iran]], and former [[Crown Prince]] of the [[Qajar dynasty]]. Soon after [[Reza Shah]] deposed the Qajar dynasty and made himself [[Pahlavi dynasty|Shah of Iran]] in 1925, Prince Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent [[exile]] to [[England]]. In 1930, he declared himself the rightful heir to the crown as [[pretender to the throne]]. He died on 7 January 1943 in [[Maidenhead]], [[England]] and was buried in [[Kerbala]], [[Iraq]].
+[[File:AhmadShahQajarQvamCabinet1330.jpg | thumb | 220x124px | right | Image of Mohammad Hassan Mirza, Ahmad Shah Qajar and Reza Khan Pahlavi]]
+Even before the dethronement of his brother [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]] by [[Reza Shah]], he was still an inconsequential figure in Iranian politics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power|last=Ghani|first=Cyrus|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=2000|isbn=1860646298}}</ref> This was not from a lack of trying however; in early March 1921, Mohammad Hassan Mirza approached the British legation with proposals to supplant his brother, the king of Iran at the time.<ref name=":0" /> The High Commissioner's office in Baghdad informed [[Herman Norman]] in a telegram that [[Zia'eddin Tabatabaee]] informed them that Mohammad Hassan Mirza was "very dissatisfied with the shah and fears for safety of Persia from the Bolsheviks...",<ref name=":1">FO 371/6446, Cox to Norman, Foreign Office and the Government of India, 10 July 1921.</ref> and that "he [Mohammad Hassan Mirza] is prepared to form new government as he considers the Shah useless...".<ref name=":1" /> Mohammad Hassan Mirza proposals were ignored, except by [[Percy Cox]] who was the former attache of Britain in Iran.<ref name=":0" /> [[Herman Norman]] who was current British diplomat to Iran thought of the dethronement of [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]] by his brother as a tactical mistake which would divide Persia; ''"[I am prevented] from encouraging any movement which has for its object dethronement of His Majesty. It is also my duty to do my best to preserve the unity of Persia"''.<ref name=":0" />
 ==Honours==
+* [[Qajar Iran|Persian Empire]]:
-* [[File:Amir Kabir Flag.svg|25px]] [[Qajar dynasty]]:
 ** Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the Lion and the Sun]]
 ** Member 1st Class of the Order of the Crown of Persia
-* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Egypt}}: Grand Cross of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali of [[Egypt]] – 1921
+* Kingdom of Egypt: Grand Cordon of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali, (1921)
+* Monaco: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saint-Charles]], (14 January 1915)<ref>{{cite journal|title=Maison Souveraine|journal=Journal de Monaco |date=19 January 1915|issue=2966|url=https://journaldemonaco.gouv.mc/var/jdm/storage/original/application/204d58b4958f1a65e4765e1b7a3472d9.pdf
+|language=fr}}</ref>
 ==Offspring==
 * Prince Soltan Hosein Mirza (25 August 1916, [[Tabriz]]-1986, [[Canada]])
+* Princess Shirin (28 may 1938 Tehran, 28 December 2022 New Zealand)
 * Prince [[Hamid Mirza|Soltan Hamid Mirza]] (23 April 1918, [[Tabriz]]-5 May 1988, London)
 * Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza (1923, [[Tehran]]-1996, [[Canada]])
 * Princess Shmas Aghdas (1919, [[Tehran]]-1991, Paris)
+* Princess Giti Afruz (1922, [[Tehran]]-2022, New York City<ref>{{Cite web |title=GUITY WAMBOLD Obituary (2022) New York Times |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/guity-wambold-obituary?id=36024313 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>)
-* Princess Giti Afruz (1922, [[Tehran]]-)
 ==Government Positions Held==
-* Governor-General of South Azerbaijan (1918).
+* Governor-General of Azerbaijan (1918)
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{Commons-inline}}
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-{{s-tul|title=[[Shah of Iran]]|line=Qajar Dynasty|years=1930–1943|reason=[[Pahlavi dynasty]] became ruling house prior to the [[Iranian Revolution]]}}
+{{s-tul|title=[[Shah of Iran]]|line=Qajar dynasty|years=1930–1943|reason=[[Pahlavi dynasty]] became ruling house prior to the [[Iranian Revolution]]}}
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-[[Category:British people of Azerbaijani descent]]
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+[[Category:Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles]]
+[[Category:Qajar governors]]

v t e Princes of Qajar Iran
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.
1st generation	Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah Abbas Mirza Hossein Ali Mirza Mohammad Taqi Mirza Ali Mirza Zel as-Soltan Abdollah Mirza Emamverdi Mirza Mahmud Mirza Sayf ol-Dowleh Soltan Ahmad Mirza Seyfollah Mirza Aliqoli Mirza Jalal al-Din Mirza Hasan Ali Mirza Jahanshah Mirza Mohammad Reza Mirza
2nd generation	Mohammad Shah Bahram Mirza Djahangir Mirza Bahman Mirza Fereydun Mirza Eskandar Mirza Khosrow Mirza Ardashir Mirza Farhad Mirza Khanlar Mirza Firuz Mirza Emamqoli Mirza Emad-al-Dawla Mohammad-Hossein Mirza
3rd generation	Naser al-Din Shah Mohammad Taqi Mirza Abdol-samad Mirza
4th generation	Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Mass'oud Mirza Kamran Mirza Nosrat al-Din Mirza Ahmad Mirza
5th generation	Mohammad Ali Shah Malek Mansur Mirza
6th generation	Ahmad Shah Mohammad Hassan Mirza Mahmoud Mirza
7th generation	Fereydoun Mirza Ali Mirza Hamid Mirza
8th generation	Mohammad Hassan Mirza II

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