The Amir Nezām House (

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: خانه امیرنظام, ''Khaneh-e Amir Nezām'',

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: Emir Nizamin evi), or The

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Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in the

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district (Persian: ششگلان), one of the oldest quarters of the city of

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. The base of the edifice covers an area of 1200 square metres. This monument which since 2006 houses a museum dedicated to the

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(1781-1925), was built in the period of the Crown Prince

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(1789-1833). It was renovated by Hasan-Ali Khan (حسنعلی خان),

Hasan Ali Khan Garroosy Hasan Ali Khan Garrusi (1820–1900), also known as Amīr(-e) Neẓām Garrūsī or Sālār-e Laškar, was an Iranian diplomat, officer, statesman, and literary figure of the Qajar period. He was born in Bijar to a Kurdish family from the Kabudvan ...

, in his position as the Major-domo of

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, and used as his residency. In the subsequent periods, the house was employed as the official residence of the provincial governors of

. Because of persistent neglect over a long period of time, this building had come to be in such a bad state of disrepair that for a time it was seriously considered to demolish it and build a school in its place. Between 1993-2006 it has been subject of an extensive renovation process and since the completion of this undertaking it has been granted the National Heritage status. GarrusiPicture

The

district has been Governor's seat during the Ilkhanate dynasty. Hasan-Ali Khan, Amir Nezām Garousi, was born in 1820 in

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, in the Kurdistan Province. For a period of twenty-two years he served in various governmental positions. In particular, for a period he was in charge of the

ian students sent to

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by the government of

. He also served as the General of the Garrus Army and Head of the Security Guards of the High Court and of Arg-e Tabriz. He is buried in Mahan, in the Kerman Province. He is best remembered for his exemplary prose in the

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References

* ''The Amir Nezām House'' (East Azarbaijan Cultural Heritage Handycraft And Tourism Organization).
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* Firouz Malek-Madani, PhD, ''Hassan-Ali Khan Garrousi, Amir Nezām'', Rozaneh Magazine, January–February 2006:

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External links

* Virtual Museum of ''Historical Buildings of Tabriz''

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Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran
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''Picture gallery'', Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran
* Iranian Student's Tourism & Traveling Agency, ISTTA.

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