Qajar Period

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East African Slaves in Qajar Persia - PhD research on the social history of black African slaves who served in Qajar Persia's (1795-1925) multifunctional and multi-ethnic slavery institution.

Iranian Identity and Historiography - 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 - History of Baha'i thinking about parliamentary democracy in the nineteenth century Middle East. By Juan R.I. Cole.

The Qajar Class Structure - Article by Ahmad Ashraf and Ali Banuazizi (Encyclopaedia Iranica).

Sepahbody, Farhad - Memories of an Iranian diplomat and Qajar descendent. Includes set of links, numerous photos and Qajar history.

The Siege of Herat - 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.