The Constitutional Revolution in Iran

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The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 forced a constitutional government onto the Kajar monarchy. The constitution would remain in force, however superficially at times, until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It represents several different anxieties, right, and it depends on where you are in Iranian society. A couple of those big anxieties are colonial exploitation and loss of territory. And on the other hand, the sort of internal despotism of theKajar state.

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