Tsatur Khan
Tsatur Khan (1820–1905) was a prominent Iranian general, diplomat, and advisor to Shah Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar.[1][2] He was notably a close friend of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, and a member of the Davidkhanian family.[1]
Biography[]
Tsatur Khan, the son of Iranian diplomat and military advisor Set Khan and Lady Zizi Khanoom, was born in 1820 in Tabriz. He studied at the University of Cambridge. Because he was highly educated and his father had been a prominent government official and close friend of the Qajars, Tsatur was appointed as an advisor to the young Crown Prince Mozaffar-ad-Din Qajar in Tabriz.[1]
Tsatur Khan settled in Tabriz with his wife, where he was served out his duties as a General in the Persian army, as well as taking on diplomatic responsibilities as the chief deputy of Iran in charge of meeting with foreign dignitaries. In this role, he visited England with Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, continuing his family's tradition of diplomacy.[2] Notably, Mkrtich Khrimian asked for his assistance in protecting the Armenian community from Kurdish and Turkish attacks.[3]
Tsatur Khan was married to Ninon Hovnatanian, the daughter of Armenian painter Hakob Hovnatanyan.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Navasargian, Alice. "Tsatur Khan" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Zia-Ebrahimi, Reza (2017-01-31). "David N. Yaghoubian. Ethnicity, Identity, and the Development of Nationalism in Iran". The American Historical Review. 122 (1): 276–277. doi:10.1093/ahr/122.1.276. ISSN 0002-8762.
- ^ a b Navasargian, Alice. "The Immortals" (PDF).
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- Iranian diplomats
- Iranian generals
- Iranian military commanders
- Qajar civil servants
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Persian Armenians
- People from Tabriz