Markar Khan Davidkhanian
Markar Khan Davidkhanian | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Beverage Procurement | |
| In office 1819–1834 | |
| Monarch | Fath-Ali Shah Qajar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1804 |
| Died | 1847 (aged 42–43) |
| Relations | See Davidkhanian family |
Markar Khan Davidkhanian was the chief of beverage procurement for Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, the 19th-century king of Qajar Iran, and a member of the Davidkhanian family.
Biography
Davidkhanian was born in 1804 in Shiraz, Iran. He studied in an English College in India. After returning to Iran, he started serving in the military. He later became the chief of beverage procurement, also called Nazer, for Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. In his 15 years of serving the shah, Davidkhanian was meticulous and highly reliable. He died in January 1847 in Tehran, Iran.[1][2][3][4]
Alternate names
Markar Khan's alternate names may include:
- Markar Khan Davithkhanian
- Margar Khan Davithkhanian
- (Persian) مارکار خان داویدخانیان
References
- ^ Navasargian, Alice (2012). The Immortals. p. 338.
- ^ Rain, Ismail (1970). Armenian Iranians. Amirkabir Publishing Institute, Tehran: Helmand Publications. p. 51.
- ^ Khavari, Mirza Fazlollah Shirazi (1845). Tarikh Zol Qarnein (تاریخ ذوالقرنین) (in Persian). Vol. 1. Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran. p. 150.
- ^ Hovian, Andranik. Armenians of Iran. International Center for Western Dialogue, Tehran: Hermes Publications.