Roknolmolk
Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi | |
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 A late 19th century portrait of Roknolmolk | |
| Roknolmolk (Support of the Sovereignty) | |
| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 1914 |
| Major shrine | Buried in his tomb at the Roknolmolk Mosque, Isfahan, Iran |
| Attributes | Viceroy of Isfahan under the Qajar government, secretary of the governor of Fars |
| Major works | Roknolmolk Mosque and Mohammad Jafar Abadei Tekyeh |
Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi, known as Roknolmolk, (1839–1914) was a poet and viceroy of Isfahan during the Qajar period.[1] He was also the secretary of the governor of Fars Province.[2] Roknolmolk is also the founder of the mosque named after him and Mohammad Jafar Abadei Tekyeh, both sites located in Isfahan.[1]
Biography
[edit]Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi was born in 1839, to a family who descended from one of Shah Ismail Safavi's commanders.[2] In 1886, he became the secretary to Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, who was governor of Isfahan and Fars.[2] During his time as a secretary, he established a factory, which was a printing press, where copies of the Qur'an were printed alongside some other books such as Ibn al-Qayyim's Za'd al-Ma'ad.[2] He also founded a mosque which was named after him and a tekyeh for a Shi'ite cleric, Mohammed Ja'far Abadei.[1]
Roknolmolk died in Isfahan during the year 1914. He is buried alongside his wife at the mosque he founded, located near the cemetery of Takht-e Foulad.[2]