Taxes and Expenditures of Provinces under the Qajars: Revenue and Expenditure Instruction of Bastām - Shāhrūd Region, 1877-1878

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

محمد علی کاظم بیگی ¹ (ندارد)
سید مصطفی حسینی ² (ندارد)

Received: 2011-07-18 Accepted : 2011-09-07 Published : 2011-08-23

Keywords: Shahrud, the Qajars, socio-economic changes, taxation,

Abstract :

Under the Qajars, the traditional society and economy of Bastam-Shahrud region remarkablly changed by internal and external forces.To enlight the developments, the present study readouts and analysesthe official instruction issued by the central government for revenueand expenditures of the region in 1877-1878. This work shows thatalong with developments in the local economy (trade and agriculture),while income of the central government was growing, the peasantrywere subject to more tax burden on the one hand, on the other handnothing of the increased revenue reached the treasuray, as localexpenditure exceeded the income.