mohsen Rahmati
Abstract
Several Atabeg dynasties emerged in different parts of Iran in the second half of the 6/12th century as a result of the weakness of the Seljuqs. One of which was formed by the elders of the Afshar tribe in the region of Khuzestan and Lorestan. One of their chiefs, Shumleh, entered the Seljuqid court ...
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Several Atabeg dynasties emerged in different parts of Iran in the second half of the 6/12th century as a result of the weakness of the Seljuqs. One of which was formed by the elders of the Afshar tribe in the region of Khuzestan and Lorestan. One of their chiefs, Shumleh, entered the Seljuqid court and went to Khuzestan in the political turmoil after the death of the Seljuqid Sultan Masud in 547 A.H. With the support of some of the Seljuqid princes, he founded the new Atabeg dynasty in this area, which may be named the Banu Shumleh dynasty after its founder. In this descriptive-analytical research, the establishment, legitimization, stabilization and finally the decline of this lesser known dynasty will be investigated.The findings show that the weakness of the Seljuqid and the favorable political activity of the Atabeg institution were conducive to the presence of Afshars in power struggles. The rulers of this dynasty sought to gain the necessary legitimacy to consolidate and maintain their power by the establishment of social security in the territory and setting up friendly or contentious relations with the existing powers, such as the Seljuqid court, the Abbasid caliphate and the Atabegs of Azerbaijan and Atabegs of Fars.However, the dynasty was overthrown following pointless conflicts with neighboring governments, the weakness of the Shumleh’s successors and various economic, political, and social problems.
mohsen Rahmati; Kiumarth Dalvand
Abstract
Salar al-Dowleh’s riot was one of the events that greatly affected the political-social situation of Iran following the constitutional revolution. Salar al-Dowleh, son of Mozaffar al-Din Shah, who for many years governed the western provinces of the country, campaigned several times for various ...
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Salar al-Dowleh’s riot was one of the events that greatly affected the political-social situation of Iran following the constitutional revolution. Salar al-Dowleh, son of Mozaffar al-Din Shah, who for many years governed the western provinces of the country, campaigned several times for various pretexts against the newly constitutional government. He was supported by the Khans and tribes of the west of the country in these campaigns, among which, Nazar Ali Khani, the ruler of Ṫarhān, played a major role in comparison with other the Khans of the Pishkuh Lorestan. Accompanying the Khans of the western provinces of the country, including Nazar Ali Khan, with the Salar al-Dowleh to oppose the constitution, is one of the controversial issues of constitutional history. By a descriptive-analytical method, this paper intends to use the available resources, memories and documents from these events, to examine the role of Nazar Ali Khan in in the riot of Salar al-Dowleh and to answer these questions: Which aims and motives of Nazar Ali Khan in collaboration with Salar al-Dowleh have been? Why, in spite of the weakness of the central government and the plurality and power of the nomadic forces, the riots finally failed? Why did Nazar Ali Khan withdraw from Salar al-Dowleh and not accompany him in the third attack?
