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Ali Mirza Zel as-Soltan

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Ali Mirza
Ali Shah, Adel Shah
Portrait of Ali Mirza Zel as-Soltan, from a mural in the Negarestan Palace, made by Abdallah Khan in 1816–1820.
Shah of Iran (claimant)
Reign40 days
Coronation16 November 1834
OpposingMohammad Shah Qajar
Born(1796-02-15)15 February 1796
Shiraz, Qajar Iran
Died1854(1854-00-00) (aged 57–58)
Karbala
DynastyQajar
FatherFath-Ali Shah Qajar
MotherAsiya Khanom Devellu

Ali Mirza Zel as-Soltan (Persian: علی میرزا ظل السلطان), also known as Ali Shah (Persian: علی شاه) or Adel Shah (Persian: عادل شاه), was a Qajar prince and pretender to the throne of Qajar Iran.

Ali Mirza was born to Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and Asiya Khanom Devellu on 15 February 1795 and was a full brother of the prominent Qajar crown prince Abbas Mirza.

Following Fath-Ali Shah's death in 1834, Ali Mirza proclaimed himself as the Shah of Iran in Tehran as Adel Shah Qajar. His rule lasted for 40 days before he was deposed by Mohammad Shah Qajar.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Bamdad, Mahdi (2005). شرح حال رجال ایران (in Persian). Tehran: Ferdows. pp. 471–472. ISBN 964-320-139-2.
  2. ^ "علیشاه میرزا ظل السلطان | بانک اطلاعات رجال". rijaldb.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2023-04-15.