Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh

Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh (Persian: سلیمان‌خان سهام‌الدوله; 1782/83 – January 1853) was a nobleman from the Enikolopian family, who served as a government official in Qajar Iran.

Facing forced relocation and conversion, he moved to Iran around 1811 with his companions, eventually joining the army of the Iranian crown prince Abbas Mirza and rising to the rank of major.

He managed to flee with tremendous effort, and following the dissolution of the Georgian kingdom, he enlisted in the Russian army and rose to the rank of officer.

Additionally, they surprised an Armenian priest by beginning to pray when they encountered him along with Solayman Khan's uncle Aghalar Beg.

Solayman Khan was aided by Aghalar Beg in joining the army of the Iranian crown prince Abbas Mirza, and in 1821 he was promoted to major.

), who served as an interpreter in the Iranian court; and Jahangir Khan Ajudanbashi (1834–1891), who held an important role in the politics of Iran during the second half of the 19th-century.