Abbasqoli khan Mo'tamad-dawla Javanshir () was an Iranian statesman, first Minister of Justice of Iran from 1859 to 1862.

Biography

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descent, he was born in Shusha,

Karabakh Khanate The Karabakh Khanate was a semi-independent Turkic peoples, Turkic Khanates of the Caucasus, Caucasian khanate on the territories of modern-day Armenia and Azerbaijan established in about 1748 under Safavid dynasty, Iranian suzerainty in Karaba ...

Abulfat agha Javanshir Abulfat agha Javanshir (; ) also known with his pen name ''Tuti'' () was an Iranian noble of Azerbaijani ethnicity. Early life He was born in 1766 to Ibrahim Khalil Khan of Karabakh and Rugan Khanum, an Armenian girl from Nakhichevanik villag ...

sometime after 1804. He became follower of

Abbas Mirza Abbas Mirza ( fa, عباس میرزا; August 26, 1789October 25, 1833) was a Qajar crown prince of Iran. He developed a reputation as a military commander during the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 and the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828, as ...

as his father after his defection to Iranian side. His first public duty was governorate of Kashan, a post he was appointed to by

Mohammad Shah Qajar Mohammad Shah (; born Mohammad Mirza; 5 January 1808 – 5 September 1848) was the third Qajar dynasty, Qajar ''shah'' of Qajar Iran, Iran from 1834 to 1848, having succeeded his grandfather Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Fath-Ali Shah. From a young age, M ...

in 1835, replacing Tahmasp Mirza (son of Dowlatshah). He was replaced by Bahman Mirza Bahauddowleh later but returned to his post in 1837 and held on to this until 1841. He was appointed to be governor of

Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...

in 1841, replacing Fazl Ali Khan Qarabaghi and held this post until 1843. In Kerman, he was forced to pay ransoms for enslaved people during Ebrahim Khan's protege Abulqasem Garrusi. His rule in Kerman was reported to be benevolent and merciful. He was appointed to be military chief of Naser al-Din Mirza (then governor of Azerbaijan) by royal tutor

Haji Mirza Aqasi Haji Mirza Abbas Iravani ( fa, حاجی میرزا عباس ایروانی), better known by his title of Aqasi (; also spelled Aghasi), was an Iranian politician, who served as the grand vizier of the Qajar king (shah) Mohammad Shah Qajar () fr ...

in January 1848. After Naser al-Din's accession to throne in September 1848, he was sent to quell mutiny of a company of Azerbaijani troops garrisoned in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

against Amir Kabir and Shahsevan insurgency in Ardabil,

Meshkinshahr Meshgin Shahr ( fa, مشگين شهر, also Romanized as Meshgīn Shahr; also known as Meshkīn Shahr or simply Mishgin; formerly Khiav ( fa, خياو), also Romanized as Kheyāv, Khīāv, Khiov, Khīyāv, and Khiyov) is a city and capital of Mes ...

and Qaradagh in 1849. He was replaced by Mohammad Reza Qajar in Ardabil and Qasim Qajar in Qaradagh. He was appointed by

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...

to be first Minister of Justice of Iran in 1859 after dismissal of

Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri ( fa, میرزا آقاخان نوری), otherwise known as Aqa Khan Nuri ('Nouri'), E'temad-ol Dowleh (born 1807 – died 1865) was a politician in Qajar Iran, who served as prime minister (Persian: , "ṣadr-e aʿẓam") betw ...

and was given epithet ''Mo'tamad-dawla'' ({{Lang-fa, معتمدالدوله, lit=Trust of the State). He established secular courts in regions of Iran and barred local governors of conducting trials on their own. He died 3 year after attaining the post. He was followed by his brother Muhammad Ibrahim Motamad al-Mulk in this post.

References

Ministers of Justice of Iran Politicians from Shusha Karabakh Khanate Rulers of Kerman History of Ardabil Qajar governors Azerbaijani nobility 19th-century births 1862 deaths Year of birth unknown