Roknolmolk

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Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi
Portrait of Hadj Rukn al-Mulk Isfahani - Iran - Tehran - 1880-1889 - Abu Turab Ghaffari - Louvre - MAO 775.jpg
A late 19th century portrait of Roknolmolk
Roknolmolk (Support of the Sovereignity)
Born1839
Died1914
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. [3]

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An illustration of a Qajar official on silk canvas, theorised to have been a depiction of Roknolmolk himself A Qajar silk and metal thread brocade panel with painted details, depicting a Qajar official dressed partly in religious robes and carrying prayer beads, Persia, late 19th Century.jpg
An illustration of a Qajar official on silk canvas, theorised to have been a depiction of Roknolmolk himself

Biography

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]

The tomb of Roknolmolk inside his mosque Roknolmolk Mosque2021 5.jpg
The tomb of Roknolmolk inside his mosque

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]

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References

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  3. "رکن الملک (سلیمان)".