The social and political record of Iran's Shia Sadat in the Qajar period

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Soodabeh Ghobadi ¹ , sohrab eslami ^{2 *} , hoseyn khosravi ³

1 - PhD student of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Humanities, Khomein Branch,islamic Azad university, Khomein, Iran, email.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
3 - Faculty member Khomein Branch, Islamic Azad University,khomein, iran

Received: 2023-10-30 Accepted : 2024-11-26 Published : 2025-10-19

Keywords: Social and political record, Sadat Shia, Qajar period, Sadat&#039, s livelihood,

Abstract :

One of the social consequences of the rise of Islam was the formation of a class called Sadat in the Islamic society, which spread from the east to the west of the Islamic world with the spread of Islam in other lands and were noticed as a respectable and influential group. Iran was one of the lands where the Sadats found significant influence and position, and their fame and prestige increased day by day, and signs of this attention can be seen in the presence of a significant number of descendants of Shiite imams in Iran. , the occurrence of numerous Shia uprisings, and finally the establishment of Shia governments such as the Alevis of Tabaristan, Al Boyeh and Al Kiya, Sarbadaran and the Safavids. What kind of political and social status did Sadat enjoy during the Qajar period? This is the main question of the present research. The results of the research in the library method and descriptive-analytical method indicate that Sadat had an effective role in religious traditions and cultural and social movements. According to their legitimate position, they emphasized their position by referring to villagers and city dwellers every year to receive funds.