Khosrow Mirza
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Prince Khosro Mirza Persian Prince
Prince
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 of Qajar Dynasty
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925....

, was the 7th son of Abbas Mirza
Abbas Mirza
Prince, Field-Marshal Abbas Mirza born Amol city , was a Qajar crown prince of Persia. He developed a reputation as a military commander during wars with Russia and the Ottoman Empire, as an early modernizer of Persia's armed forces and institutions, and for his death before his father, Fath Ali...

 and brother of Djahangir Mirza
Djahangir Mirza
Prince Djahangir Mirza ‎‎ Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty, was the third son of Abbas Mirza, the crown prince and governor of Azerbaijan, who in turn was the son of Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, the second Shah of the Qajar dynasty....

.

In 1829 Alexander Griboyedov, the Russia
Russia
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n diplomat
Diplomat
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 and play writer was killed in the encirclement of the Russia embassy in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

. For apologizing, Fath Ali Shah sent Khosro Mirza to Saint Petersburg, where he gave the Shah Diamond
Shah Diamond
The Diamond Shah is 88.7 carat , 3 cm long, yellow diamond, extremely clear. This diamond was found in Central India, probably in 1450....

 to the Russian Tsar
Tsar
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 Nicholas I
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...

.

In 1832 Ghaem Magham Farahani
Ghaem Magham Farahani
Mirza Abolghasem Ghaem Magham Farahani or Mirza Abu'l-Qasim Farahani Qá'im Maqam was an Iranian Prime Minister in the early 19th century....

 put him to jail in Ardebil. He was blinded there by the order of his brother, Mohammad Shah Qajar
Mohammad Shah Qajar
Mohammad Shah Qajar was king of Persia from the Qajar dynasty .- Rise to power :...

. He died in 1883 at the age of 72.

A young Khosrow Mirza is briefly depicted in Alexander Sokurov
Alexander Sokurov
Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a semi-documentary, Russian Ark , filmed in a single unedited shot, and Faust , which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.- Life and work...

's 2002 film Russian Ark
Russian Ark
Russian Ark is a 2002 Russian historical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. It was filmed entirely in the Winter Palace of the Russian State Hermitage Museum using a single 96-minute Steadicam sequence shot...

. The film also portrays Khosrow's elaborate ceremonial apology before the Russian Tsar.
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