Ed-Dowleh is a suffix used as part of titles for members of royalty who were in governing positions during the Qajar dynasty in Iran ( Persia). Some of the children of Abbas Mirza who were governors also carried this title. It derives from the medieval Arabic title al-Dawla. The suffix translates literally into "of the government" but in actual usage is meant to refer to the shah who bestows the title of -dowleh. [1] Ed-Dowleh can also be translated as "of the Empire or State." [2]
An example of usage would be the brother of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Salar ed-Dowleh (1881-1961). Some other examples using members of the Qajar royal family carrying the title include:
The title was largely lost after Reza Shah, the creator of the Pahlavi dynasty, who had Iranians pick family names. Many families with the ed-Dowleh suffix dropped the title while keeping the first segment of their title as their surnames. [1]
Ed-Dowleh is a suffix used as part of titles for members of royalty who were in governing positions during the Qajar dynasty in Iran ( Persia). Some of the children of Abbas Mirza who were governors also carried this title. It derives from the medieval Arabic title al-Dawla. The suffix translates literally into "of the government" but in actual usage is meant to refer to the shah who bestows the title of -dowleh. [1] Ed-Dowleh can also be translated as "of the Empire or State." [2]
An example of usage would be the brother of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Salar ed-Dowleh (1881-1961). Some other examples using members of the Qajar royal family carrying the title include:
The title was largely lost after Reza Shah, the creator of the Pahlavi dynasty, who had Iranians pick family names. Many families with the ed-Dowleh suffix dropped the title while keeping the first segment of their title as their surnames. [1]