Prince Fereydoun Mirza (born between 1810 and 1812 – 26 December 1855Nader Nasiri Moghaddam, Un traité « secret » Irano-Russe de 1881, in: CAHIER DE STUDIA IRANICA 45, 2011, pp. 107–120)

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, was the 5th son 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, a ...

, then crown prince of

. Upon becoming Vice-Governor of Azerbaijan in 1831, he was bestowed with the title of "Nayeb-ol Ayalah", Prince Governor of Azerbaijan in 1835, and of Fars from 1836 to 1840, in which function he received the title "Farman Farma". He was thus the second holder of this title during the Qajar Rule in Iran. From 1853 to his death he was Prince Governor of

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. In the first year of his governorship of that province, he led at least one campaign against the Turkomans at Ashghabad and had destroyed that town and 36 fortifications around. As poet he is also known under his pen name "Farrok". He died in Mashhad.

References

* Nava'i, Abdol-hossein (1976). Tarikh-e Azodi. Qajar princes 1810s births 1855 deaths 19th-century Iranian politicians {{Royalty-stub