Armenians and the Jangalis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977538 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aram Arkun (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 25-52 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210869708701858 |
| OpenAlex | W1984392014 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
During World War I a movement developed in the forests of Gilan to free Iran from foreign control and internal despotism. Tsarist Russian, Soviet, Ottoman, German, and British forces all attempted to influence the course of events in Gilan, often through the use of force. From their strongholds in the forests, or jangal —whence their name—the Jangalis gained the strength several times, first with the weakening of Russian forces in the region after the 1917 Russian Revolution and then with the assistance of the Iranian Communist Party after the arrival of Soviet troops in Gilan in May 1920, to take control of Rasht, Anzali, and other towns in Gilan province. They even harbored hopes of marching on Tehran to take control of the Iranian central government. This nationalist movement initially had a formal organizational structure under the name ittihād-i Islām , but basically was under the control of the charismatic Mirza Kuchik Khan, along with several other powerful leaders
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |