Aziz Khan Mukri

Azizkhan Mukri

Aziz Khan Mukri was an ethnic Kurdish statesman who served as the head of the Iranian army during the reign of the Qajar shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Azikhan was head of the military during the rule of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. The son of Mohammad Sultan Mokri he was born in 1207 (Hijri calendar) 1792 (Gregorian). He was the head of the military for over 50 years for the Qajar dynasty.His only daughter married the nobility Haji Ali Agha Ilkhanizadeh. Nasr al-Din Shah also gave the Ilkhanizadeh's the surname Mohtadi as a sign of nobility.

Biography

Aziz Khan was the son of a certain Mohammad Sultan Mokri.

References

Calmard, J. (1988). "ʿAZĪZ KHAN MOKRĪ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 3. pp. 261–263.

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