In the historical memory of the people and in the research of historians, there is a prevailing belief that the creation of a centralized and authoritarian government in Iran was the work of Reza Shah, and that it began with his actions following the 1299 coup. The main issue of this research, which is conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and based on newspapers and documents from that period, is to challenge this belief and provide evidence showing that such a project was initiated for the first time under the Vossug-ad-Dawleh government, with the cooperation of the British. One of the first signs of the implementation of these actions was seen under the governance of Sharif-al-Dawlah, the ruler of Kurdistan province from 1297-1300. The central question of this research is: What actions did Sharif-al-Dawlah undertake at both the state and local levels that Reza Shah later repeated, expanded, and implemented on a national scale? The findings suggest that actions such as the establishment of military rule, the creation of modern administrative institutions, the curtailment of centrifugal forces, the suppression and killing of nomads, and the establishment and expansion of schools teaching Persian—actions aimed at creating a centralized government—were implemented before Reza Shah, specifically in Kurdistan. Reza Khan, who was the commander of a small group of Kazakhs in Kurdistan at the beginning of Sharif-al-Dawlah's rule, was closely familiar with these initiatives.
Shams, E. (2024). Analyzing the Actions of the Governor of Kurdistan, Sharif al-Dawlah, as a Precursor to the Project of Building an Authoritarian Government during Reza Shah's Reign. Journal of Iranian Islamic Period History, 15(40), 109-135. doi: 10.22034/jiiph.2023.58392.2464
MLA
Shams, E. . "Analyzing the Actions of the Governor of Kurdistan, Sharif al-Dawlah, as a Precursor to the Project of Building an Authoritarian Government during Reza Shah's Reign", Journal of Iranian Islamic Period History, 15, 40, 2024, 109-135. doi: 10.22034/jiiph.2023.58392.2464
HARVARD
Shams, E. (2024). 'Analyzing the Actions of the Governor of Kurdistan, Sharif al-Dawlah, as a Precursor to the Project of Building an Authoritarian Government during Reza Shah's Reign', Journal of Iranian Islamic Period History, 15(40), pp. 109-135. doi: 10.22034/jiiph.2023.58392.2464
CHICAGO
E. Shams, "Analyzing the Actions of the Governor of Kurdistan, Sharif al-Dawlah, as a Precursor to the Project of Building an Authoritarian Government during Reza Shah's Reign," Journal of Iranian Islamic Period History, 15 40 (2024): 109-135, doi: 10.22034/jiiph.2023.58392.2464
VANCOUVER
Shams, E. Analyzing the Actions of the Governor of Kurdistan, Sharif al-Dawlah, as a Precursor to the Project of Building an Authoritarian Government during Reza Shah's Reign. Journal of Iranian Islamic Period History, 2024; 15(40): 109-135. doi: 10.22034/jiiph.2023.58392.2464
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