ʿAlāʾ al-Mulk, Maḥmūd Khān - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Eslami, Kambiz
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Mīrzā Maḥmūd Khān Dībā Ṭabāṭabāʾī ʿAlāʾ al-Mulk (d. 1344/1925) was an Iranian diplomat, cabinet minister, and governor during the reigns of the Qājār rulers Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh (r. 1848-96), Muẓaffar al-Dīn Shāh (r. 1896-1907) and Muḥammad ʿAlī Shāh (r. 1907-9). He was born on 1 Shaʿbān 1258/7 September 1842 in Tabriz into the Ṭabāṭabāʾī family claiming descent from the Prophet ( sayyid s) and studied in Tbilisi and Tabriz. After working for some time for the local finance office as a tax collector,