Book contents
- Iran
- Iran
- Copyright page
- Note on the Translation
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- 1 Iran under the Qajars
- 2 Three Shahs, Three Wars, Three Reformers (1797–1896)
- 3 From Revolts to the Revolution (1880–1906)
- 4 The Constitutional Revolution: From Illusion to Reality (1905–08)
- 5 The Nationalists’ Bitter Victory (1908–12)
- 6 Iran in the Great War
- 7 The End of the Qajars
- 8 Rezā Khān to Rezā Shāh: Defender of the Nation
- 9 From Persia to Iran: Foreign Relations
- 10 The Democratic Awakening (1941–53)
- 11 The Last Reign of an Immortal Kingdom, Mohammad-Rezā Shāh
- 12 An Islamic Republic in Iran
- Conclusion: Lies and Truth
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Rezā Khān to Rezā Shāh: Defender of the Nation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2019
- Iran
- Iran
- Copyright page
- Note on the Translation
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- 1 Iran under the Qajars
- 2 Three Shahs, Three Wars, Three Reformers (1797–1896)
- 3 From Revolts to the Revolution (1880–1906)
- 4 The Constitutional Revolution: From Illusion to Reality (1905–08)
- 5 The Nationalists’ Bitter Victory (1908–12)
- 6 Iran in the Great War
- 7 The End of the Qajars
- 8 Rezā Khān to Rezā Shāh: Defender of the Nation
- 9 From Persia to Iran: Foreign Relations
- 10 The Democratic Awakening (1941–53)
- 11 The Last Reign of an Immortal Kingdom, Mohammad-Rezā Shāh
- 12 An Islamic Republic in Iran
- Conclusion: Lies and Truth
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Promoted to minister of war in the government reshuffle that followed in the weeks after the coup d’état, Rezā Khān, taking the title of Sardār Sepah (commander of the army), succeeded in deposing his first contender and former ally, Seyyed Ziā, whose activism upset too many interests. Ziā had sought British support to reorganize the army. The minister of war considered such a plan – that consisted of underhandedly applying the main chapters of the 1919 agreement which had allegedly been revoked – unacceptable. On any other chapter of the agreement Rezā Khān was less touchy, but the army was his domain, and he did not want to see it taken over by either Britons or Russians, despite any likely general agreement with Ironside.
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- IranA Social and Political History since the Qajars, pp. 161 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019