Keikhosrow Shahrokh

Keikhosrow Shahrokh (Kerman, Iran, 1864  – 1939) was the designer of the mausoleum of Persian poet Ferdowsi in the city of Tus.

As elected representative of the Zoroastrian community, he was an active member of the Iranian parliament. He is best known for his role in the 1925 transition of the official calendar from the Islamic calendar of hejri ghamarei to the Iranian civil calendar, known as hejri shamsi.

 Related pages 
 Qajar dynasty
 Iranian calendar

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Category:1864 births
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