Mirzadeh Eshghi

Mirzadeh Eshghi
Mirzadeh Eshghi
Born
Mohammed Reza Kordestani

11 December 1894
Died3 August 1924(1924-08-03) (aged 30)
Tehran, Sublime State of Persia
Cause of deathAssassination; Murdered by two unknown gunmen
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Political writer and poet

Sayed Mohammad Reza Kordestani (Persian: سید محمدرضا کردستانی; December 11, 1894 – July 3, 1924) was an Iranian political writer and poet who used the pen name Mirzadeh Eshghi (Persian: میرزاده عشقی).

Biography

He was born in Hamadan, the son of Hajj Sayed Abolghasam Kordestani; he learned French in the Ecole d'Alliance, and moved to Istanbul for a while. He is particularly famous for writing the opera Rastakhiz Shahryaran (Resurrection of the kings), which was a reflection of his patriotic spirit.

After returning to Iran and spending time with his family in Tehran, he published newspapers in which he fiercely attacked the political system of Iran. He is remembered for writing six plays; his Noruz nameh is particularly famous. He also published a paper called Twentieth Century and predicted his early death repeatedly.[1]

Death

Eshghi was murdered by two unknown gunmen in his house in Tehran.[2][3] He was buried in Ibn Babawayh Cemetery in Shahr-e Ray, near Tehran.[4]

Works

Plays
  • Operay-e-Rastakhiz-e-Mehr-e-Yaran (Written in Istanbul)
  • Kafan-e-Siah or Black Shroud (Written in Tehran)
  • Resurrected Iranian Kings (Written in Istanbul)

References

  1. ^ Aryanpour, Yahya (1993). From Saba To Nima: 150 Years History Of Persian Literature. Vol. 2. Zavvar Publications. p. 364.
  2. ^ Zabih, Sepehr (September 1982). "Aspects of Terrorism in Iran". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. International Terrorism. 463. Sage Publications: 84–94. doi:10.1177/0002716282463001007. JSTOR 1043613.
  3. ^ Aryanpour, Yahya (1993). From Saba To Nima: 150 Years History Of Persian Literature. Vol. 2. Zavvar Publications. pp. 364–365.
  4. ^ Photograph of Eshghi's gravestone Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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