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| name = Treasury of Bahman Mirza
| native_name = {{Lang|az|Bəhmən Mirzə xəzinəsi}} {{in lang|az}}
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| location = [[Shusha]], [[Azerbaijan]]
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| start_date = late 19th century
| completion_date = late 19th century
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'''Treasury of Bahman Mirza''' ({{langx|az|Bəhmən Mirzə xəzinəsi}}), also called '''Bahman Mirza Mausoleum''' ({{langx|az|Bəhmən Mirzə xəzinəsi məqbərəsi}}) is a [[tomb]] which was built in honour of the Prince [[Bahman Mirza Qajar]] from [[Qajar dynasty]] of Iran who was a prominent politician in the 19th century.
==Prince Bahman Mirza==
[[Bahman Mirza Qajar]] was born on October 11, 1811, in [[Tehran]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url         = http://zarrinkafsch-bahman.org/6.html
|title       = The House of Bahman - Dignitaries and Diplomats
|accessdate  = September 18, 2010
|url-status     = dead
|archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100809103721/http://zarrinkafsch-bahman.org/6.html
|archivedate = August 9, 2010
}}</ref> He was the son of the Persian Crown Prince [[Abbas Mirza]] and princess Assiya Khanom. In 1831-1834 he was the governor of [[Ardebil]]. In 1848, Bahman Mirza escaped from Iran to [[Tiflis]] under a threat of being arrested. With the permission of the Russian Tsar, he settled in [[Shusha]] town on October 4, 1851, with his [[harem]] consisting of 7 wives and 19 children.<ref>
{{cite book
|title=Journal of a diplomate's three years' residence in Persia, Volume 1
|last= Backhouse Eastwick
|first= Edward
|authorlink=
|year=1864
|publisher= Smith, Elder and Co.
|location= Oxford University
|isbn= 978-9952-8091-4-5
|page= 183
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=PVYOAAAAQAAJ&q=Bahman+Mirza+Karabakh&pg=PA183
|accessdate= September 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.qajarpages.org/bahmani.html
|title= Bahmani-Qajar (Kadjar)
|accessdate= September 18, 2010 }}</ref> In Shusha, Bahman Mirza built a palace complex which included a two-story house with 15-16 rooms, rounded balconies, large oval hall, garden. In the big garden there were several houses consisting of 5-6 rooms for each of his wives and many more buildings including horse barns, storages, kitchens, etc. There was also a school for his children, mosque and a bath house. In 1905, the palace of Bahman Mirza was burned by Armenians.<ref name="Qajar">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.kaspiy.az/articles.php?item_id=20090808090907504&sec_id=31
|title= Кавказские годы персидского принца, или Последнее пристанище Бахман Мирзы Гаджаpа (Чингиз Керимов)
|accessdate= September 18, 2010 }}</ref> The palace was later reconstructed by son [[Gulam Shah Mirza Qajar]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.karabakh.az/%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B0-%E2%80%93-%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%B8-%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9/
|title=БАХМАН МИРЗА – ФЕЛЬДМАРШАЛ И УЧЕНЫЙ
|accessdate=September 18, 2010
|archive-date=December 28, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228065749/http://www.karabakh.az/%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B0-%E2%80%93-%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%B8-%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
==The treasury mausoleum==
The tomb mausoleum is located in the city of [[Shusha]] in the contested [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] region. It was built by orders of Bahman Mirza himself while he was alive. The mausoleum consisted of three big rooms. The first largest room at the entrance served as [[foyer]], second one served as a [[library]] and third for remains of Bahman Mirza Qajar.<ref name="Qajar"/> After the capture of Shusha by Armenian troops on May 8, 1992, the state of the Bahman Mirza Treasury remains unknown.<ref>
{{cite book|title=War Against Azerbaijan - Targeting Cultural Heritage|year=2007|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Azerbaijan |isbn=978-9952-8091-4-5|url=http://www.war-culture.az/|accessdate=September 18, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909051605/http://www.war-culture.az/|archivedate=September 9, 2010}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve]]
* [[Vagif Mausoleum]]
* [[Nizami Mausoleum]]
* [[Caravanserai of Agha Gahraman Mirsiyab]]
* [[Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque]]
* [[Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque]]
* [[Saatli Mosque]]
==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Shusha]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Architecture in Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials built in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Mausoleums in Azerbaijan|Bahman Mirza]]