Saed News: Stay with us for unseen images from the Qajar era, including the brother and crown prince of the last Qajar king and the women who were in love with him.
According to Saed News' history service, Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar, born on November 20, 1899 (29 Aban 1278 in the Iranian calendar), titled Hazrat Aqdas, was the brother and crown prince of Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Qajar monarch. He became crown prince in September 1910 (1288 in the Iranian calendar) and held the position for a total of sixteen years, until Ahmad Shah’s abdication. After Ahmad Shah’s coronation, he appointed him as the ruler of Azerbaijan.
After Ahmad Shah was deposed by the National Assembly on November 1, 1925 (9 Aban 1304), he was expelled from the Golestan Palace by order of Reza Shah and traveled to Europe via Baghdad. Before his expulsion, he requested a meeting with Reza Shah, which was declined, and instead, it was agreed that only 5,000 out of his requested 40,000 Toman debt would be paid to him. This amount was handed over noisily in twenty bags of two hundred and fifty Toman each.
In 1929, following Ahmad Shah's death in Paris, he issued a statement declaring himself the rightful king of Iran (as Ahmad Shah had previously refused to abdicate). During the events of September 1941 and Reza Shah’s abdication, he once again requested to return to Iran. Eventually, on January 7, 1943 (17 Dey 1321), he passed away in poverty in London. His body was buried in the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, in his family’s tomb.
Next, you will see two images of the admirers of Mohammad Hassan Mirza, the crown prince of Ahmad Shah, from the 1290s in the Solar Hijri calendar. In the right corner of the image, the name of one of the women, Maliheh, is written. However, the woman on the left remains unidentified.
In the corner of the photo, it is written: "Marziyeh [Mardijeh] Khanum; one of the admirers of the crown prince."
