z ad ▁od - D ole h ' ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁arist ocrat , ▁general ▁and ▁court ier . ▁ ▁An ous h ir van ▁Khan ▁Q aj ar ▁Q ovan lou , ▁in ▁short ▁Sh ir ▁Khan , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁So le yman ▁Khan ▁Q aj ar ▁Q ovan lou ▁' K han - e ▁Khan an ' ▁with ▁Princess ▁Male k za de h ▁Khan ou m ▁Q aj ar . ▁Both ▁parents ▁were ▁grand children ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁king ▁F ath - A li ▁Shah ▁Q aj ar . ▁He ▁therefore ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁and ▁influ ential ▁arist ocr atic ▁families ▁in ▁Iran ▁of ▁the ▁era .</ small > ▁Since ▁child hood ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁int imate ▁friends ▁and ▁relatives ▁of ▁his ▁cousin ▁Nas er ▁al - D in ▁Shah ▁Q aj ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁title ▁E yn ▁ol - M olk ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁became ▁Khan ▁Sal ar , ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁K itch ens , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁responsible ▁jobs ▁at ▁court ▁as ▁it ▁ent a iled ▁prevent ing ▁any ▁possible ▁attempt ▁at ▁poison ing ▁the ▁monarch . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁cousin ▁Princess ▁E zz at ▁od - D ole h , ▁sister ▁of ▁Nas er ▁al - D in ▁Shah ▁Q aj