Parviz Mirza (; 1823/1824 – 24 April 1888) was a Qajar prince and the fifty-third son of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.
Biography Parviz Mirza was born in 1823 or 1824. His mother, Begum Khanum, was the daughter of Haji Elias Tajrishi. During his childhood, the district of Tajrish was granted to him as a fief.Bāmdād, Mehdi. Sharh-e Rijal-e Iran (Biographies of Iranian Figures). Tehran: Zavvar Publications, 1999 (1378 SH).
In 1859 or 1860, he accompanied Hamzeh Mirza Heshmat od-Dowleh, the governor of Khorasan, to the province. For a period, he ruled over the cities of Nishapur, Torbat Heydarieh, Torshiz, and Sabzevar.
According to E'temad os-Saltaneh’s notes, Parviz Mirza, the son of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, who often resided in Khorasan and ruled over Sabzevar and Nishapur, died on Monday, 24 April 1888. His title was conferred upon his son, Soltan Hossein Mirza, known as Pishkhedmat.Taheri, Abolqasem. Joghrafiya-ye Tarikhi-ye Khorasan az Nazar-e Jahangardan (The Historical Geography of Khorasan from the Perspective of Travelers). Tehran: Central Council of the Imperial Celebrations of Iran, 1969 (1348 SH).
Parviz Mirza married the daughter of Mohammad Baqer Khan Biglarbegi Qajar. His sons included Sultan Hossein Mirza Nayyir al-Dowleh and Khosrow Mirza. Sultan Hossein Mirza later served as the governor of Khorasan, while Khosrow Mirza died at a young age in Zanjan due to a horse-riding accident. Nayyir al-Dowleh also had two daughters, one of whom married Mohammad Rahim Khan Khazen al-Molk.Hedayat, Mehdi-Qoli (Mokhber al-Saltaneh). Khatirat va Khatarat (Memoirs and Dangers). 5th ed. Tehran: Zavvar Publications, 1996 (1375 SH).
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