Sattar Khan
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| Born | October 20, 1866 Janali, Tabriz, Persia |
| Died | November 9, 1914 (aged 48) Tehran, Persia |
| Burial place | Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine, Tehran |
| Nationality | Azeri |
| Political party | Moderate Socialists Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fatemeh |
| Children | Yadollah, Soltan, Masoumeh |
Sattar Khan (Persian: ستارخان, IPA: [sætːɒːɾ xɒn]; Azerbaijani: Səttar xan) October 20, 1866 – November 17, 1914), honorarily titled Sardār-e Melli (Persian: سردار ملی meaning National Commander) was a pivotal figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and is considered a national hero in Iran.
Sattar Khan was born in the village of Janali or Tabriz, of Iranian Azerbaijani origin, some time in 1868. He was the third son of Haj Hasan Bazzaz, from the Qaradagh. During his childhood, his eldest brother, who had become a highway robber, was executed by the authorities.
The family later moved to Tabriz where Sattar himself came into conflict with the law when he tried to find a hideout for two Caucasian fugitives to whom his father had given shelter. He was incarcerated for two years in Narin Qalʿa, a notorious local prison. Afterwards he too became a brigand and was subsequently imprisoned again. He also served in the gendarmerie controlling the main road between Khoy and Marand, and for a while found employment as part of the armed escort to the crown prince Mozaffar-al-Din Mirza and was given the title of "khan" (which means "sir" in the Persian language).
Later, after a period in Tehran, he headed an auxiliary troop fighting Turkmen highway robbers near Mashhad.
Sattar Khan had close ties to the Social Democratic Party. He rose from obscurity to head Constitutionalist rebels from the Amirkhiz district of Tabriz. By 1907, he had become a favored leader of the rebels. After shelling the Majles (parliament) of Iran in the capital Tehran, 40 thousand of Mohammad Ali Shah's soldiers were ordered to attack Tabriz, where Constitutional rebels were holding out. In June 1908, under the leadership of Sattar Khan, a High Military Council was established. Sattar Khan was appointed the Commander in chief of High Council, Bagher Khan as his deputy, and Ali Musyo, Haji Ali and Seyed Hashem Khan as other notable members.
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