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Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat | |
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 Portrait of Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat | |
| Ambassador of Iran to Khiva | |
| In office 1851 | |
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| Born | (1800-06-08)8 June 1800 |
| Died | 29 June 1871(1871-06-29) (aged 71) |
| Parent | Mohammad-Hadi Khan (father) |
| Relatives | Sadegh Hedayat (great-great grandson) |
Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat (Persian:رضاقلیخان هدایت; 8 June 1800 – 29 June 1871) was aQajar era Iranian literary historian, administrator, and poet.
Hedayat was born inTehran on 8 June 1800 to a renowned family which was descended from the prominent 14th-century lyric-poetKamal Khujandi. In hisautobiographical work, Hedayat sometimes referred to himself as "Hedayat Mazan-darani", "Tabari", or "Tabarestani" due to his father Mohammad-Hadi Khan having served theQajar tribal leaders inMazandaran. Mohamad-Hadi Khan oversaw the finances and employees of the Qajar household underAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar. UnderFath-Ali Shah Qajar, he served as a provincial administrator inKhorasan and laterShiraz. He died in 1803, While working for the Qajar princeHossein Ali Mirza as atreasurer.[1] Upon the completion of his education, Reza-Qoli Khan entered the service of Hossein Ali Mirza son of Fath Ali Shah and governor of Shiraz. He was given the title of Khan and of Amir-ol Sho'ara in 1830, when Fath Ali Shah visited Shiraz.
In 1838 he came back to Tehran.Mohammad Shah Qajar instructed him to remain at the court and in 1841 selected him as tutor to his son PrinceAbbas Mirza Molk Ara. In 1847 he was appointed governor ofFiruzkuh.
In 1851, he was chosen byNaser al-Din Shah Qajar to lead the Embassy toKhiva. Relations between Iran andKhwarazm were at this time strained by mutual distrust, the Khan of Khiva having been accused of supporting theSalar Revolt and conducting raids on Northern Khorasan some years prior.[2]
He was minister of education in 1852 and principal of the newly foundedDar-ol-fonoon College atTehran.
In 1857, he was selected as tutor ofMozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar.
He died from a severe illness in 1871. He had two sons,Ali Qoli Khan Mokhber ed-Dowleh andJa'afar Qoli Khan Nayer-ol-Molk. Reza Qoli Khan was a great-grandfather ofSadegh Hedayat.
He also wrote aDivan containing 50,000 distichs and sixMathnawis.
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