Overview

After the destructive decades following the fall of the Safavid Empire, the Qajar dynasty inherited a weakened state and the growing threat of European imperial powers, culminating in two wars with Russia. In this book, Maziar Behrooz provides a history of the Qajar dynasty’s navigation of this difficult period, beginning with the reign of Aqa Muhammad Shah and ending with that of Fath Ali Shah. Examining the key decisions taken by Qajar, Russian, British and other actors, the book argues that a reevaluation of the early-Qajar period is required, one which acknowledges the failures of its rulers, while recognising the external constraints they were under, and their successes in reuniting a formerly fragmented state in the face of overwhelming technological, economic and military firepower.

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Author:   Maziar Behrooz
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
ISBN:  

9780755637379

ISBN 10:   0755637372
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   04 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. Qajar Reunification The Eunuch King and reunification of Iran Aqa Muhammad Shah Defeat of the Zand Conquest of the Caucasus 2. Iran: State and Society in the Early Nineteenth Century Fath Ali Shah Qavanllu-Qajar Early Qajar state Social classes and land tenure Ulama–state relations Early nineteenth-century society The Qajar military 3. Diplomacy and War: The First Russo-Iranian War, 1804–1813 Prelude to war, 1801–1803 Abbas Mirza Qavanllu-Qajar Fall of Ganjeh, 1804 First siege of Iravan, summer 1804 The Battle of Qarabagh and the siege of Ganjeh and Badkubeh, 1805 Diplomacy and intrigue Battles of 1806 The Peaceful 1807 The Gardane mission, 1807–1809 Second siege of Iravan and the Battle of Nakhjavan, October–December 1808 The Jones Brydges mission, 1809–1810 4. Interwar Years and the Second Russo-Iranian War The Interwar years Prelude to war Russian policy toward the southeastern Caucasus Council of Sultanieh The Battlefield Causes of the Second Russo-Iranian War The aftermath Conclusion: Seven Points Chronology Appendix Biographies Notes Bibliography

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The early Qajar period has been largely neglected by scholarship. This book therefore fills an important gap and makes a welcome contribution to our understanding of early nineteenth-century Iran, as seen through the prism of its political and military conflicts with imperial Russia. * Stephanie Cronin, University of Oxford, UK *

The early Qajar period has been largely neglected by scholarship. This book therefore fills an important gap and makes a welcome contribution to our understanding of early nineteenth century Iran, as seen through the prism of its political and military conflicts with imperial Russia. * Stephanie Cronin, University of Oxford, UK *

Author Information

Maziar Behrooz is Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University, USA. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the 19th and 20th-century history of Iran. His first book, Rebels with a Cause: the Failure of the Left in Iran (1999), has been translated into Persian and Turkish. His second book, Perspectives on the History of Rebels with a Cause in Iran (2006), is a translation of a collection of articles and interviews on the left movement in Iran, published in Tehran. To find out more please visit: https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~mroozbeh

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