Mirza Jahangir Khan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Iranian writer
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Place of Birth: Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran
About Mirza Jahangir Khan
- Mirza Jahangir Khan (˜1870, or 1875, Shiraz — June 23, 1908, Tehran) (Persian: ????? ???????????), also known as Mirza Jahangir Khan Shirazi (?????? ) and Jahangir-Khan-e Sur-e-Esrafil (?????????? ??????????), was an Iranian writer and intellectual, and a revolutionary during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution (1905–1911).
- He is best known for his bold editorship of the progressive weekly newspaper Sur-e Esrafil, of which he was also the founder.
- He was executed, at the age of 38, or 32, for his revolutionary zeal, following the successful coup d'état of Mohammad-Ali Shah Qajar in June 1908.
- His execution took place in Bagh-e Shah (?????? - The Garden of Shah) in Tehran, and was attended by Mohammad-Ali Shah himself.
- He shared this fate simultaneously with his fellow revolutionary Mirza Nasro'llah Beheshti, better known as Malek al-Motakallemin.
- It has been reported that immediately before his execution he had said "Long live the constitutional government" (Zendeh bad Mashrouteh) and pointed to the ground and uttered the words "O Land, we are [being] killed for the sake of your preservation [/protection]" (Ey Khak, ma baraye hefz-e to koshteh shodim).
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