Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan



Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (, "Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow"; 5 January 1850 in Tabriz – 2 July 1918 in Isfahan), or Massud Mirza, was a Persian prince of the Qajar dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-od-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Government"). He was posted as the governor of Isfahan for over 35 years, and the governor of Mazandaran, Fars, and Isfahan for a total of 40 years.

Early life
He was the eldest son of Nasser-al-Din Shah and Effat-od-Dowleh, and the brother of Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh and of Mozzafar-al-Din Mirza (who eventually became Mozzafar-al-Din Shah), but Mas'oud Mirza could not ascend the throne because his mother not from the Qajar dynasty's family group. At the age of thirteen he was appointed the governor of Mazandaran, Turkman Sahra, Semnan, and Damghan for four years.

Later life
He was governor of Esfahan from 1872 to 1907 and governor of Fars from 1907 to 1908. Mass'oud Mirza died in Esfahan in 1918. He was buried in Mashhad. He had 14 sons and 11 daughters.

Issue
Zell-e Soltan had 14 sons and 11 daughters including :
 * Prince Homayoun Mirza Mass’oud Amir Arfae
 * Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Jalal ed-Dowleh
 * Prince Pirouz Mirza Mass'oud
 * Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud (1885 – 24 March 1916)
 * Prince Akbar Mirza Sarem ed-Dowleh (1885 – 29 September 1975)
 * Prince Esma'il Mirza Mo'tamed Dowleh (1887–1968)

Honours

 * 2nd class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Persia
 * 1st class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Persia
 * 2nd class of Neshan-e Aqdas of Persia
 * Knight of the Order of the Star of India
 * Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia
 * Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia
 * Knight of the Order of the White Eagle of Russia
 * Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur of France
 * Exalted Order of Honour of Turkey