Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896
by:
Abbas Amanat (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780934211512 (0934211515)
Publish date: December 1st 1998
Publisher: Mage Publishers
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
For the Qajar dynasty of Iran, the mid-nineteenth century was a period of considerable challenge. Though they had succeeded in securing their claim to the throne, their rule was but a pale shadow of the monarchy that had dominated the region during Safavid times. Domestically their regime grappled w...
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