Western border provinces in the Qajar period
Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)Bahram Afrasiaby zin abad 1 , Monirh kazemirashed 2 , Manouchehr samadivand 3 , Masomeh Garadagi 4
1 - Department of History, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor Department of History, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
3 - Department of Islamic Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
4 - shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad university ,shabestar,,iran
Keywords: Provinces, Western Border, Azerbaijan, Qajar,
Abstract :
Qajar Iran was far from the scene of European politics. The western regions of Iran in the Qajar period witnessed complex conflicts and Fath Ali Shah was sensitive to the administration of the province of Azerbaijan and was important in various ways, including proximity to Russia and therefore became the residence of the Crown Prince. Azerbaijan was the border between the Tsarist and Ottoman governments of Russia. Findings show that due to its strategic position, Iran has become a hotbed of competition for powerful states and important parts of Iran were separated from the country as a result of treaties and economic and trade privileges were transferred to these states that maintained their trade and commercial interests. Land disputes are one of the most important differences between neighboring governments and the limitation of productivity of existing facilities and the lack of a series of registered and trusted laws between states and their non-binding to tactical and exclusive promises in specific time conditions as well as ease of integration. Ethnic and linguistic differences between neighboring and border areas have always led to years of conflict between states. The extent to which governments are able to manage their internal affairs in an integrated manner was one of the factors that encouraged some countries ready to start tensions.
