Mirza Abol Hassan Khan Ilchi^[1]

1776 - 1845  (69 years)

• Name	Abol Hassan Khan Ilchi
  	Mirza Abolhassan Khan Shirazi Ilchi Kabir was an Iranian statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1824 to 1834, and then again from 1838 until his death in 1846.[1] He also served as the ambassador to Imperial Russia and Great Britain, and was the main Iranian delegate at the signing of the notorious Treaty of Gulistan (1813) with neighbouring Russia. Contents 1 Family 2 Exile and return 3 Later life 4 Pedigree 5 References 6 External links Family Abolhassan was born in 1776 at Shiraz; he was the second son of Mirza Mohammad-Ali, a secretary of Nader Shah, and a daughter of Ebrahim Khan Kalantar, thus making him part of the influential Qavam family. Exile and return As a young man, Mirza Abolhassan was appointed as the governor of Shushtar. In April 1801, however, the family lost much of its power and influence during the downfall of Ebrahim, and thus all members of the family were persecuted by the Iranian government. While many were blinded or killed, some managed to flee. Mirza Abolhassan, however, was captured by Iranian troops, and was exiled in his native Shiraz. Abolhassan shortly afterwards fled from Shiraz, reaching Basra, where he then took a vessel to Hyderabad in India. Luckily, he was some time later pardoned, and went back to Iran, where he served Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, and quickly rose to high offices. Later life Abolhassan was chosen in 1809 as ambassador to lead a diplomatic mission to London at the court of the British king George III to seek support against growing ambitions of Russia in Caucasia. His escorting officer or "mehmandar" in Great Britain was Sir Gore Ouseley, who later encouraged Abolhassan to join the Free Masons in 1810. During his trip, Abolhassan kept a diary that was later published under the title, Heyratnameth (the book of wonders). This book, in which Abolhassan formulated his perception of Europe's modern achievements, was read widely in the Qajar court and later inspired sociopolitical movements, such as Iran's constitutional revolution.[2] Upon his return of that mission, Mirza Abolhassan obtained the title "Khan" and "Ilchi" (envoy). Abolhassan was later appointed as the main delegate for Iran in the Gulistan of 1813 and Turkmenchay treaties, under which Iran lost most of her Caucasian territories to Russia. In 1818 Mirza Abolhassan Khan was sent again to London to find British support against Russia. That mission, however, failed, as Russia had meanwhile become an ally of the British against Napoleon I, and after the defeat of Napoleon I, France was no more a serious threat to British interests in Iran. Accordingly, good relations of Great Britain with Iran had a lesser weight to those with Russia. In 1835, Abolhassan sealed himself in the Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine as a protest to Prime Minister Ghaem Magham Farahani. Abolhassan Khan later died in 1845. Pedigree Grandson Mirza Abolhassan Khan Shirazi, Mirza Ibrahim Khan, and his wife, who was born Amir Syed Asil-Al-Din Abdullah Al-Hosseini. And popular people were the special and general interest. And further caused by policies pursued his religious authority he had been using his father's name added power. After his commute to the court of political-religious power that he had in Persian by Naser al-Din Shah to improve his image than he used to. But after a while Shah at the instigation of the proximity of the power of this conspiracy and treason to his family after he feared their children in exile.[3] Mirza Ibrahim Khan has three children named Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan, Mirza Mahmud Khan and Mirza Masood Khan said that Mirza Ibrahim Khan and Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan and two children of his first and second Mirza Mahmoud Khan and his son and Mirza Abolqasim Khan to Darab Mirza Masood Khan and his sons Mirza Abolhassan Khan and Mirza Abolhossein Khan to Tehran and Rey exile. Now the family in the name of Mirzakhanyan, Mirzakhani in Tehran, Rey, Mirzaei in Darab, Moshiri known in Shiraz and Tehran. Moshiri family who are Mirza Masood Khan generation of high political power.[4] References [1] Keddie, Nikki R. (1999). Qajar Iran and the rise of Reza Khan, 1796-1925. Mazda Publishers. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-56859-084-4. [2] Vahid Vahdat. 'Occidentalist Perceptions of European Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Persian Travel Diaries: Travels in Farangi Space Routledge, 2017 ISBN 1472473949 [3] Reload Iranian contemporary history and betrayed men (Qajar) [4] Iran's history from ancient times until today, A..grantvsky-m-A Daframayo: Translator agriculture, Kay K., Publisher: Morvarid 1285 [2]
  Title	Mirza
  Birth	1776	Shiraz, Iran
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Research shows that Mirza Abolhassan Khan’s first government post was as the governor of Shushtar. He got this post due to his being the brother-in-law (sister’s husband) and cousin (father’s sister’s son) of Assadollah Khan, son of Etemad Ol-Doleh the governor of Lorestan and Khuzestan.
  Occupation	1807	London, United Kingdom
  	The first mission of Mirza Abul Hassan to the court of George III, earned him the title of Ilchi(envoy).
  Occupation	1813	Moscow, Russia
  	Envoy to Russia
  Occupation	1817	London, United Kingdom
  	Envoy to Great britain (second time)
  Occupation	1823 - 1834	Tehran, Iran
  	Appointed Minister of foreign Affairs
  Occupation	1838 - 1845	Tehran, Iran
  	Foreign Minister for the second time.
  Death	1845
  Notes	Diplomat Second son of Mirza Mohammad Ali a Minister of Nadir Shah (1736 - 47) and later of Karim Khan Zand (1759 - 79) Brother in law of Haji Ebrahim Khan Etemad Doleh Govenor of Shushtar Guity Fallah, Mirza Abol Hassan, Khan's great - great - great - granddaughter. Mrs Effat Samiian, Mirza Abol Hassan, Khan's great - great - great - granddaughter Mirza Abol Hassan Khan became a Freemason on 14th of June 1810, and attained the title of "Past Grand Master" (R.F. Gould, The History of Freemasonry Through out the World. He was the second son of Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan Esfahani., who was Nader Shah’s secretary.
  Person ID	I542	Ghavami English
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Mirza Mohammad Ali Esfahani
  Mother	unknown 686
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	unknown 760 (Place Holder)
  Children	1. Mirza Mehdi Khan   2. Mirza Ebrahim Khan
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1776 - Shiraz, Iran Occupation - The first mission of Mirza Abul Hassan to the court of George III, earned him the title of Ilchi(envoy). - 1807 - London, United Kingdom Occupation - Envoy to Russia - 1813 - Moscow, Russia Occupation - Envoy to Great britain (second time) - 1817 - London, United Kingdom Occupation - Appointed Minister of foreign Affairs - 1823 - 1834 - Tehran, Iran Occupation - Foreign Minister for the second time. - 1838 - 1845 - Tehran, Iran  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mirza Abol Hassan, Khan (Ilci)
  		Mirza Abol Hassan, Khan (Ilci) By Sir William Beechey 1810
  		Mirza Abol Hassan, Khan (Ilci) Close-up of Mirza Abol Hassan Khan's portait by Sir William Beechey 1810
  		Mirza Abol Hassan, Khan (Ilci) Photograph: Personalities of the court of Muhammad-Shah: in the center the young boy is Nasiri' o-din, the crown prince. On the line behind him, Mirza Abdu' l-Qasim, Qa' im-Maqam; with its left, Hadji Mirza Aqasi. On left of the image one sees Manuchir-Khan, Mu' tamidu' d-Doleh, the governor of Esfahan. Between the two, Mirza Abdu' l-Hassan Khan-e-Ilchi, Persian ambassador in Great Britain which inspired the character of Mirza Firouz in the book of Morier: Hajji Baba of Esfahan.
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  "Wow! Karbalaie Hassan, look at the foreign woman!" These cartoons are from 1900 up to about 1917 -- the earliest examples of political cartoons. They have been reprinted in Seyr-e tahavollaat-e 70 saal kaarikaator dar iran (The evolution of Iranian cartoons in the past 70 years) by Hamid Saher (Atropat publishing, Iran, 1998). They include cartoons from Molla Nasreddin, Azarbaijan, Hasharat-ol-Arz, and Nahid satirical papers. http://www.iranian.com/Satire/Cartoon/2001/October/Old/2.html

  
  

  Histories		Encyclopedia Iranica Mirza Abol Hassan Khan Ilci http://www.iranica.com/
  		Vernacular Modernity: Orientalism, Occidentalism and Historiography Mohamad Tavakoli-Targh
  		Aspects of Modernity By Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi December 18, 2001 The Iranian

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Encyclopaedia Iranica , (Columbia University). [S35] Wikipedia,.