Jalal al-Din Mirza Qajar
Jalal al-Din Mirza (Persian: جلال الدین میرزا; 1827-1872) was an Iranian historian, philologist and freethinker, born in Tehran.He wrote a semi-historical book about the history of Iran named Name-ye Khosrovan, potentially one of the first comprehensive nationalistic works about the country.[1] During this period, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, in the last years of his reign, had stepped down and devoted himself to a life of relaxation and creation of more offsprings.[1] Jalal al-Din Mirza, during the last years of life, wrote a semi-historical book about the history of Iran named Name-ye Khosrovan, potentially one of the first comprehensive nationalistic works about the country.[1] Jalal al-Din Mirza had already become blind at the time of the issuance of the second volume, and had also contracted syphilis (which possibly played a role in his loss of eyesight).