Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar (Persian: شاهزاده محمدحسن میرزا قاجار; 20 November 1899 – 7 January 1943) was a younger brother of the last Qajar Shah of Iran Ahmad Shah Qajar, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Soon after Reza Shah deposed the Qajar dynasty and installed himself as Shah of Iran in 1925, Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent exiletoEngland. 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.
| Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar | |
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| Born | (1899-11-20)20 November 1899 Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Persia |
| Died | 7 January 1943(1943-01-07) (aged 43) Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom |
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| 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 |
Even before the dethronement of his brother Ahmad Shah QajarbyReza 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]
Media related to Mohammad Hassan Mirza at Wikimedia CommonsMohammad Hassan Mirza Born: 20 November 1899 Died: 7 January 1943 | ||
| Iranian royalty | ||
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| Preceded by | Crown Prince of Persia 1909–1925 |
Vacant Pahlavi dynasty became ruling house Title next held by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
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| Preceded by | — TITULAR — Shah of Iran Qajar dynasty 1930–1943 Reason for succession failure: Pahlavi dynasty became ruling house prior to the Iranian Revolution |
Succeeded by |
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| 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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