Book contents
- Iran
- Iran
- Copyright page
- Note on the Translation
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- 1 Iran under the Qajars
- 2 Three Shahs, Three Wars, Three Reformers (1797–1896)
- 3 From Revolts to the Revolution (1880–1906)
- 4 The Constitutional Revolution: From Illusion to Reality (1905–08)
- 5 The Nationalists’ Bitter Victory (1908–12)
- 6 Iran in the Great War
- 7 The End of the Qajars
- 8 Rezā Khān to Rezā Shāh: Defender of the Nation
- 9 From Persia to Iran: Foreign Relations
- 10 The Democratic Awakening (1941–53)
- 11 The Last Reign of an Immortal Kingdom, Mohammad-Rezā Shāh
- 12 An Islamic Republic in Iran
- Conclusion: Lies and Truth
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Three Shahs, Three Wars, Three Reformers (1797–1896)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2019
- Iran
- Iran
- Copyright page
- Note on the Translation
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- 1 Iran under the Qajars
- 2 Three Shahs, Three Wars, Three Reformers (1797–1896)
- 3 From Revolts to the Revolution (1880–1906)
- 4 The Constitutional Revolution: From Illusion to Reality (1905–08)
- 5 The Nationalists’ Bitter Victory (1908–12)
- 6 Iran in the Great War
- 7 The End of the Qajars
- 8 Rezā Khān to Rezā Shāh: Defender of the Nation
- 9 From Persia to Iran: Foreign Relations
- 10 The Democratic Awakening (1941–53)
- 11 The Last Reign of an Immortal Kingdom, Mohammad-Rezā Shāh
- 12 An Islamic Republic in Iran
- Conclusion: Lies and Truth
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The three Qajar monarchs who ruled between 1797 and 1896 each had their own ideas about the obligations of royal office. Yet all considered themselves to be defenders of common assets and felt a sense of pride in their achievement of having essentially maintained the status quo while at the same time introducing reforms concomitant with modern conceptions of institutional structures and governance. Over the course of a century, the Qajar dynasty contemplated its own image as a reflection of Safavid heritage, aspiring to conquests and the proliferation of its prestigious cultural heritage. It did not merely imitate Safavid culture but basked in its own cultural production, creating a cult of personality around the dynasty’s – increasingly precarious – grandeur.
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- IranA Social and Political History since the Qajars, pp. 18 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019