Analysis of internal and external factors affecting the political-social situation of Tabriz during the First World War

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Ali Tarverdi nasab ¹ , Masomeh Gharadaghi ^{2 *} , Abbas Ghadimi Gheydari ³ , Nazli Eskandarinejad ⁴

1 - Department of History, Shabester Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabester, Iran
2 - Department of History, Shabester branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabester, Iran (corresponding author)
3 - Department of History, Tabriz State University, Tabriz, Iran
4 - Department of History, Shabester Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabester, Iran

Received: 2022-12-19 Accepted : 2023-06-02 Published : 2023-07-09

Keywords: Tabriz, World War I, Dependence, weakness of the central government, identityism,

Abstract :

Due to its geographical, economic and political location, Iran has been a place of conflict for major world powers throughout history. In the First World War, despite the fact that the Iranian government declared neutrality, the same strategic characteristics of Iran caused the country to become involved in the political relations of the warring forces. In these relations, the three factors of identitarian currents, Iran's dependence on foreign governments and the political and economic weakness of the central government have been decisive. During this period, due to its geographical location, social and cultural structure, Tabriz was the area of conflict between the Ottoman and Russian forces. The Ottoman and German governments tried to establish their position in the region by beating the drum of identitarian feelings of racial, ethnic and religious groups, and on the other hand, the influence and power of the Russian government and the dependence and weakness of the central government caused Azerbaijan and especially During this period, the city of Tabriz witnessed events such as the activities of the Pan-Tereks, the confrontation of the nationalists against the identity seekers, religious and religious differences, and the Russian government's obstruction of the revival of the tradition of the Crown Prince of Tabriz.