Eskandar Mirza (Qajar)

Mohammad Taher Mirza Eskandari, the famous translator of Alexandre Dumas into Persian, such as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and Queen Margot

Prince Eskandar Mirza (1810–1856) (Persian: اسکندر میرزا) Prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty, was the son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. He was governor of Khoy and Salmas 1832-1834 and governor of Qazvin 1848-1852. He died at the age of 46, 1856 in Tabriz. He is the ancestor of Eskandari-Qajar family.

Offspring

• Prince Mohammad Taher Mirza
• Prince Kamran Mirza
• Prince Yagob Mirza

See also

• Mohtaram Eskandari

References

• Nava'i, Abdol-hossein (1976). Tarikh-e Azodi.
• Eskandari-Qajar genealogy, Qajar Pages