Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh
Illustration of Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh by Abu Torab Ghaffari , dated 1884
Born	16 July 1824 Tehran , Iran
Died	1902 Tehran , Iran
Issue	Abdol Majid Mirza Soltan-Mohammad Mirza Seyf od-Dowleh Vajih-Allah Mirza Sepahsalar Shams od-Dowleh
Dynasty	Qajar
Father	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Mother	Taj ol-Dowleh
Religion	Twelver Shia Islam
Writing career
Language	Persian
Notable works	Tarikh-e Azodi

Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh ( Persian : ????? ???? ????? ????????? ; 16 July 1824 ? 1902) was a Qajar prince and official in 19th-century Iran , who is known for composing the memoir Tarikh-e Azodi . He was the 49th son of the shah (king) Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ( r.  1797?1834 ), and his mother was Taj ol-Dowleh . ^[1]

Azod od-Dowleh served in a number of positions of authority during his life, including as governor of Borujerd , Malayer , Tuyserkan , Hamadan , and Qazvin . He is the progenitor of the Azodi family, being survived by his three sons Abdol Majid Mirza , Soltan-Mohammad Mirza Seyf od-Dowleh, Vajih-Allah Mirza Sepahsalar, and his daughter Shams od-Dowleh. ^[1]

Azod od-Dowleh earned a reputation for having an extraordinary recollection of the life at his father's court. Because of his noteworthy storytelling skills, he was in high demand. His grandnephew Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( r.  1848?1896 ), noticed this and asked Azod od-Dowleh, via Mohammad Hasan Khan E'temad os-Saltaneh , to record these short stories for future generations. In response, Azod od-Dowleh had his secretary start writing the Tarikh-e Azodi in 1886. ^[1]

Despite covering the history of the three Qajar shahs, Azod od-Dowleh's story mostly centers on life in his Fath-Ali Shah's court; yet, the latter is not the main character in the Tarikh-e Azodi . He is the center of attention for an extensive number of individuals, beginning with several of his well-known wives. The focus on the women of the court, who are given the opportunity to shine and make striking and magnificent figures, makes the Tarikh-e Azodi unique. In this way, the memoir refutes widely held beliefs that depict women as submissive figures meant to fit into the patriarchal and dominant religious systems of the era. ^[1]

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• Eskandari-Qajar, Manoutchehr M. (2021). "?A?od-al-Dawla, Sol??n-A?mad Mirz?" . In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition . Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.