Sistan; the encountering field of local influencers and Pahlavi regime (from 1941 to 1953)

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of History, Payam Noor University of Zahedan, Zahedan, I. R. Iran

Abstract

Purpose: This paper reports the conflict between local influencial persons in the south-eastern region of Sistan with the central government between 1941 and 1953.
Method and Research Design: This study is based on archival records and library resources.
 
Findings and Conclusion: For the sake of establishing a modern state in Iran, Rezah Shah successfully pusued the policy of suppressing local powers who challenged the authority of the central government throughout the country including in the south-eastern region of Sistan. However, after his resignation in 1941, exiled warlords (=Sardar) and landlords returned to Sistan. Taking advantage of the weakness of central government, they could to some extent restore their power. Determined by the government and law. The central government adopted a policy of tolerance with them as long as they did not exceed the limits. Nevertheless, over the 1940s whenever the ce tral government was weak, they excersised their power beyond the that.

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