Treasury of Bahman Mirza ( az, Bəhmən Mirzə xəzinəsi), also called Bahman Mirza Mausoleum ( az, Bəhmən Mirzə xəzinəsi məqbərəsi) is a
tomb which was built in honour of the Prince
Bahman Mirza Qajar
Bahman Mirza ( fa, بهمن میرزا; 11 October 1810 – 11 February 1884) was an Iranian prince from the Qajar dynasty. The son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, Fath Ali Shah, he was Vicergerent (Wāli, ''vali'') o ...
from
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...
of Iran who was a prominent politician in the 19th century.
Prince Bahman Mirza
Bahman Mirza Qajar
Bahman Mirza ( fa, بهمن میرزا; 11 October 1810 – 11 February 1884) was an Iranian prince from the Qajar dynasty. The son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, Fath Ali Shah, he was Vicergerent (Wāli, ''vali'') o ...
was born on October 11, 1811, in
Tehran. He was the son of the Persian Crown Prince
Abbas Mirza and princess Assiya Khanom. In 1831-1834 he was the governor of
Ardebil. In 1848, Bahman Mirza escaped from Iran to
Tiflis under a threat of being arrested. With the permission of the Russian Tsar, he settled in
Shusha town on October 4, 1851, with his
harem consisting of 7 wives and 19 children. In Shusha, Bahman Mirza built a palace complex which included a two-story house with 15-16 rooms, rounded balconies, large oval hall, garden. In the big graden there were several houses consisting of 5-6 rooms for each of his wives and many more buildings including horse barns, storages, kitchens, etc. There was also a school for his children, mosque and a bath house. In 1905, the palace of Bahman Mirza was burned by Armenians.
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] The palace was later reconstructed by son
Gulam Shah Mirza Qajar.
The treasury mausoleum
The tomb mausoleum is located in the city of
Shusha in the contested
Nagorno-Karabakh region. It was built by orders of Bahman Mirza himself while he was alive. The mausoleum consisted of three big rooms. The first largest room at the entrance served as
foyer, second one served as a
library and third for remains of Bahman Mirza Qajar.
After the capture of Shusha by Armenian troops on May 8, 1992, the state of the Bahman Mirza Treasury remains unknown.
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See also
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Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve
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Vagif Mausoleum
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The monument
The construction of the ...
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Caravanserai of Agha Gahraman Mirsiyab
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Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque
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Saatli Mosque
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History
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Bahman Mirza
Bahman Mirza ( fa, بهمن میرزا; 11 October 1810 – 11 February 1884) was an Iranian prince from the Qajar dynasty. The son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath Ali Shah, he was Vicergerent ( ''vali'') of Azerbaijan and Governor-G ...
Monuments and memorials built in the Soviet Union
Tourist attractions in Azerbaijan
Bahman Mirza
Bahman Mirza ( fa, بهمن میرزا; 11 October 1810 – 11 February 1884) was an Iranian prince from the Qajar dynasty. The son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath Ali Shah, he was Vicergerent ( ''vali'') of Azerbaijan and Governor-G ...