Directory of Qajar Period Resources

The Qajar dynasty ruled Iran between 1796 and 1925. Qajar can also be spelled as Kadjar.

Resources in This Category

Iranian Identity and Historiography

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/boundar.htm
Article by Juan R.I. Cole (University of Michigan) about the nationalist uses of the past by Iranian thinkers of the nineteenth century.
Iranian Millenarianism and Democratic Thought

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bhconst.htm
History of Baha'i thinking about parliamentary democracy in the nineteenth century Middle East. By Juan R.I. Cole.
Sepahbody, Farhad

http://users.sedona.net/~sepa/
Memories of an Iranian diplomat and Qajar descendant. Includes set of links, numerous photos and Qajar history.
The Qajar Class Structure

http://www.iranian.com/Dec96/Iranica/Qajar/Qajar.html
Article by Ahmad Ashraf and Ali Banuazizi (Encyclopaedia Iranica).
The Siege of Herat

http://www.jsenterprises.com/john/thesis/
Thesis by John Carl Nelson discussing the political situation in the early 19th century and Persia's desire to Persia to restore its vanished empires. Includes an account of the siege (1837-1838), with maps and a bibliography.

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