[1] While his uncle Bahman Mirza Baha od-Dowleh was governing Yazd, a revolt was staged by Aga Khan I, the Imam of the Nizari Isma'ilis.

Following several months in office as the governor of the Mazandaran province, Khanlar Mirza was dispatched to the southwest to resolve the matters of Borujerd and Bakhtiari.

[1] His subpar leadership of a substantial Iranian army at the battle of Mohammerah during the Anglo-Persian war of 1856–1857, however, eclipsed these accomplishments.

Many of Khanlar Mirza's officers subsequently received harsh punishment from the central government, while he reportedly had to pay a large indemnity.

He died in April 1862 in the capital of Tehran, where he had traveled to inform Naser al-Din Shah of the situation in Isfahan.