Persia and the Constitutional Revolution

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Since the 19th century Persia had been increasingly encroached upon by imperial powers. Why did Persia find itself so vulnerable to these world powers at that moment and how did that experience propel and shape the politics that led up to the constitutional revolution? On the one hand, we definitely see this of longstanding alignment of the monarchy, the Gajar monarchy and the clergy working hand in hand. But at the same time, and this is actually very important in the late 19th century, we're seeing an increasing split within the clergy also if not the same I did.

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