Iran on the eve of World War I and the impact of the war on trade in eastern Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

majid kalegnia ¹ , manizheh Sadri ² , seyed yosef motevali haghhi ³ , Monirh kazemirashed ⁴

1 - Department of History, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
2 - Department of History, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran.
3 - Department of History, Torbat Heydariyeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
4 - Department of History, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran

Received: 2021-04-10 Accepted : 2021-10-05 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Iran, Russia, trade, World War I, Allies,

Abstract :

World War I began on July 28, 1914, eight days after the coronation of Ahmad Shah Qajar, at a time when Iran was experiencing unprecedented chaos in contemporary history. The spring of the constitution and the National Assembly had ended with the tyranny of Mohammad Ali Shah, and the various groups involved at the local and national levels had left little to be desired. It had practically turned Iran into a Khan Khani government. The government could not collect taxes and the treasury was becoming more empty every day.Given the importance of accurate knowledge of the situation in Iran on the eve of World War I, the present study is a library method, based on valid documents and a descriptive, analytical approach to try to get a clear picture of the situation in Iran on the eve of World War I and the impact of war. Offer on Mashhad trade. Clarifying the social situation of Iran during the war years are some of the other results of the research. The purpose of research is to explain and study the situation in Iran on the eve of World War I. ; Iran's turmoil on the eve of war and power struggle, the decline in trade in eastern Iran and the decline in Iranian customs revenue are among the results of the study.