Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Iran
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Iraj Mirza 🇮🇷

ایرج میرزا (Known as "Jalal al-Mamalek")
Aristocratic Satirical Poet, Social Reformer, Modernist
Born October 1874 🇮🇷 Tabriz, Iran
Passed Away 12 March 1926 Tehran, Iran
Lifespan 51 years old
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"They say when my mother bore me, she taught me to nurse at her breast; while I have life, I will love her with all my heart."

Archival Overview

Daring Qajar prince and satirical poet of the Constitutional era who used lucid, colloquial Persian to ridicule religious hypocrisy and champion women's education.

Biographical Record

Prince Iraj Mirza, titled Jalal al-Mamalek, was a great-grandson of the Qajar crown prince Abbas Mirza, born in Tabriz. Educated at the Dar al-Funun in Tabriz, he became fluent in French, Russian, Turkish, and Arabic, serving in various governmental administrative posts in the Ministry of Education and Customs.

Iraj Mirza revolutionized modern Persian poetry by replacing archaic rhetorical ornamentation with sparkling, razor-sharp everyday speech, wit, and devastating social satire. His famous poems—such as his touching tribute to maternal devotion 'Madar' and his scathing satires on forced veiling and clerical charlatanism—made him one of the most widely read poets of early 20th-century Iran.

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Final Resting Place

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Zahir-od-Dowleh Cemetery
Tehran, Iran
GPS: 35.8200, 51.4300
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