Mirza Ali Akbar Ardaghi, since constitutionalism to Punishment Committee

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Mohamad Reza Alam ¹ , Ali Tavakolian ²

1 - shahid Chamran university of Ahwaz
2 - سایر...

Received: 2018-05-14 Accepted : 2020-06-13 Published : 2020-02-20

Keywords: Constitutionalism, : Mirza Ali Akbar Ardaghi, punishment committee, terror, statement,

Abstract :

Constitutional revolution can be regarded as one of the most important political events in Iran’s contemporary history. Various people, groups, and social spectrums had role in setting up a new political regime, decreasing despotism, and establishing law and discipline. However, after victory of constitutional revolution and occurrence of minor tyranny, followed by conquer of Tehran and Constitutionalism restoration, some of these people and groups became extremists, as they considered the revolution to fail in getting its aims; therefore, they formed a punishment committee to act out against interior factors and – in their idea – exterior agents. Among these people was Mirza Ali Akbar Ardaghi, who became a member of the committee with his companion, Emadolketab. The aim of this study is to investigate the procedure of Mirza Ali Akbar Ardaghi’s political and liberalistic battles according to historical documents and sources. This study is expressed in a descriptive-analytical method to answer the following questions: why did Mirza Ali Akbar Ardaghi join the Constitutional revolution? What was his role in the victory and restoration of Constitutionalism? According to what beliefs and intellectual foundations did Mirza Ali Akbar Ardaghi join punishment committee?