Podcasts by History of Modern Iran
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12. The Reuter Concession from 2021-02-15T10:53:45
In 1873 the Shah embarked on his first tour of Europe. When he returned to his homeland, he found the country in turmoil as word had leaked out of a highly controversial deal concluded with a Briti...
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11. The Great Persian Famine from 2020-12-28T17:37:30
In 1870 Iran was afflicted by two years of drought. The result was one of the most devastating famines of the modern era; a demographic tragedy in which millions of Iranians died of starvation and ...
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10. Malkam Khán, Akhundzadeh and the House of Oblivion from 2020-11-30T11:58:30
In the wake of the Anglo-Persian war, a new generation of reformers sought to rescue Iran from its seemingly terminal decline. Today we meet two of these young intellectuals and enter the House of ...
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9. The Anglo-Persian War from 2020-10-26T23:06:22
In 1856, Iran seized the city of Herat. Doing so triggered a military response from Britain leading to a one-sided war between the two countries.
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8. The Road to Herat from 2020-10-12T20:43
In 1852, with the death of Amir Kabir, power in Iran fell into the hands of the Shah and his new vizier, Mirza Agha Khan Nuri. The change in leadership precipitated a change in foreign policy - one...
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7. The Fall of Amir Kabir from 2020-09-28T17:22:37
In 1848, the great Iranian statesman Amir Kabir stood ready to transform Iran's fortunes through a program of political and administrative reform. Four years later, he found himself out of power an...
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6. The Bábi Uprisings from 2020-09-14T16:50:29
Between 1848 and 1850, a new religious movement - 'Bábism' - emerged in Iran. Followers of a Shirazi merchant known as the 'Báb' (the Arabic word for 'gate') believed in the imminent arrival of the...
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5. The Man Who Would Be Shah from 2020-08-31T17:02:28
In 1848, Muhammad Shah, the King of Kings and Pivot of the Universe, died. Crown Prince Nasir al Din Qajar - a teenager with little experience of governance or politics - prepared to ascend the pea...
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4. The World of Nasir al Din Shah Part 2 from 2020-08-17T16:20:56
In the second part of this episode we delve further into the Iran of the 1840s, looking at the country's economy, society, economy and culture.
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The World of Nasir al Din Shah Part 1 from 2020-08-03T14:05:08
In 1848, Nasir al Din Qajar became the Shah of Iran. In this episode we explore the country he had inherited.
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Introduction from 2020-07-06T20:56:08
An introduction to the podcast and the pre-modern history of Iran.
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