The Downfall of Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir and the Problem of Ministerial Authority in Qajar Iran
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8970677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abbas Amanat (Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 577-599 |
| Publication date | 1991-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800023424 |
| OpenAlex | W2102013511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
On 11 November 1851, Nasir al-Din Shah (r. 1848—96), the 20-year-old Qajar ruler of Iran, dismissed from the post of premier his guardian-tutor ( atābak ) and brother-in-law Mirza Taqi Khan Farahani, Amir(-i) Nizam, better known to posterity as Amir Kabir. He allowed him to continue in the post of commander-in-chief of the army ( amārat-i niẓām ), however. “Since the office of the grand vizierate in volves too much labor,” the shah wrote to Amir Kabir, “and the burden of such a task was arduous for you. we have relieved you of this duty. You must continue as commander-in-chief with full confidence.” 1 Only two months later, on 10 January 1852, Amir Kabir was secretly put to death in the Fin royal garden near Kashan, where he had spent the last days of his exile
Ancient history · Brother · Duty · Guardian · Political science · Theology · Classics · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2019 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |