HIST 3830 Lecture 5: Persia & Early Iran
25 Jan 2017
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Typically people who can claim to be descendants all the way back to the prophet muhammed. Shi"ite religious scholars appointed, no salary, role models in their communities. Many could and did reject the authority of the shah (the power on the ground) Qajar shahs controlled little beyond the gates of tehran. Nasir al-din ruled over a weak standing army; real military power rested with tribal chieftains. Nasir al-din"s government was resented due to its inability to provide protection from regional exploiters and for the greedy behavior of government officials. His institution of higher learning also failed allowed ulama to dominate education. Nasir ad-din shah needed some money so he sold the rights to all of. Was met with a seriously angry response from the peoples and the religious class over concerns about what this would do to the economy. The entire country protested by boycotting tobacco an entire nation quit smoking.
