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Iran in the 19 th century: entering modernity. Iran. Iran: some points. European influences Qajar control limited Role of Shiite religious establishment Concept of mujtahid. Nineteenth-century Iran. Qajar rule (1797-1923) European incursions. Qajar shah Fath Ali (r. 1797-1834).
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Iran: some points • European influences • Qajar control limited • Role of Shiite religious establishment • Concept of mujtahid
Nineteenth-century Iran • Qajar rule (1797-1923) • European incursions Qajar shah Fath Ali (r. 1797-1834)
European gains • British and Treaty of Tehran, 1809 • Russians • Treaty of Gulistan, 1813 • Treaty of Turkomanchai, 1828
Internal rule, reform: 1800-1890s • Reforms • Problems • Religion Nasr al-din Shah (came to power 1848)
Tobacco Crisis and Constitutional Crisis • Issue of concessions • Tobacco Protest • Constitutional crisis 1905-1906 • Majlis and Fundamental Law (1906-1907) • Counter-revolution, 1908 • British ultimatum and occupation (1911); Russian invasion of north