Sayed Mohammad Reza Kordestani ( fa, سید محمدرضا کردستانی; December 11, 1893July 3, 1924) was an Iranian political writer and poet who used the

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Mirzadeh Eshghi ( fa, میرزاده عشقی).

Biography

He was born in

Hamadan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') ( Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ha ...

, the son of Hajj Sayed Abolghasam Kordestani; he learned French in the Ecole d'Alliance, and moved to

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

for a while. He is particularly famous for writing the opera ''Rastakhiz Iran'' (Resurrected Iran), which was a reflection of his patriotic spirit. After returning to Iran and spending time with his family 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 ...

, he published newspapers in which he fiercely attacked the political system of Iran. He is remembered for writing six plays; his ''Noruz nameh'' is particularly famous. He also published a paper called ''Twentieth Century'' and predicted his early death repeatedly.

Death

Eshghi was murdered by two unknown gunmen in his house in Tehran. He was buried in

Ibn Babawayh Cemetery Ibn Babawayh cemetery ( fa, گورستان ابن‌بابویه or ), also spelled as Ebn-e Babviyeh, Ebn-e Babooyeh, is located in Iran in the town of Rey (which is now inside Greater Tehran metropolitan area). About The cemetery is named ...

Shahr-e Ray Shahr-e Ray ( fa, شهر ری, ) or simply Ray (Shar e Ray; ) is the capital of Ray County in Tehran Province, Iran. Formerly a distinct city, it has now been absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran as the 20th district of municip ...

, near Tehran.Photograph of Eshghi's gravestone

Works

;Plays *''Operay-e-Rastakhiz-e-Mehr-e-Yaran'' (Written in Istanbul) *''Kafan-e-Siah or Black Shroud'' (Written in Tehran) *''Resurrected Iranian Kings'' (Written in Istanbul)

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Persian-language poets People from Hamadan People of the Persian Constitutional Revolution 1893 births 1924 deaths 20th-century poets {{Iran-writer-stub