Back دارا القاجاري Arabic عبدالله میرزا دارا AZB Abd Al·lah Mirza Dara Catalan عبدالله میرزا Persian
| Abdollah Mirza | |
|---|---|
 Abdollah Mirza as depicted by an anonymous Armenian painter | |
| Born | 25 November 1796 Shiraz, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 18 June 1846 (aged 49) |
| Issue | Mohsen Mirza Mir Akhor |
| Royal house | Qajar dynasty |
| Father | Fath-Ali Shah Qajar |
| Mother | Kulthum Khanum |
Abdollah Mirza Qajar (Persian: شاهزاده عبدالله میرزا قاجار; 25 November 1796 – 18 June 1846) was an Iranian prince (shahzadeh) of the Qajar dynasty, the 11th son of Fath-Ali Shah, king of Qajar Iran from 1797 to 1834. Abdollah was the governor of Zanjan. He had two children, Mohsen Mirza and Shams al-Molok, with his wife. Other than that, he had 19 sons and 9 daughters from his concubines.
Abdollah Mirza distinguished himself early on in the Russo-Iranian War of 1826. Though his administration was accompanied by growth and development, he was twice ousted from the government due to complaints. The second time, Fath-Ali Shah handed over the rule of Zanjan to his other son, Fathollah Mirza. Following the death of Fath-Ali Shah, Abdollah tried to reclaim his rule by mobilizing and attacking Zanjan but failed. When during the early reign of Mohammad Shah (r. 1834-1848) the eldest sons of Fath-Ali Shah rebelled against him, Abdollah Mirza, unlike his other brothers, went on to confirm his rule.
He spent the last years of his life in the capital Tehran away from government jobs and spent time with scholars and writers, writing literary works and poetry. He wrote poetry under the pseudonym "Dara" and in addition to two books, wrote a divan of over fifty thousand verses.