The Constitutional Revolution - A Victory, but Not a Full Victory?

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The constitutional revolution in Iran is an important moment in the sort of self-conscious politicization, historical politicization of many, many Iranians and it remains a touchstone. You still see images of Satar Khan or Bhagat Khan kind of reappropriated in protests as being like on the side of the protesters. And I think that goes to show again the memory of the constitutional revolution and what it stands for. It's legacy, even if though it's ability to actually govern the constitutional government's ability to govern was not didn't come to flower by any means.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran, from 1906 through the present. This episode is the first in a four-part series, covering the period from 1906 until 1941, from the Constitutional Revolution that imposed constitutional limits on the Qajar dynasty through the 1921 coup that brought to power Reza Khan—who then in 1925 deposed the Qajars and became Reza Shah, the first shah of the Pahlavi dynasty. We end just before the 1941 occupation of Iran by longtime imperial powers, Britain and the Soviet Union, which forced Reza Shah out and replaced him with his son, Muhammad Reza Shah—which is where we will pick up in episode two. RIP Mike Davis. Listen to his Dig interviews here: thedigradio.com/tag/mike-davis Please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Read our newsletters and explore our vast archives at thedigradio.com