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When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had occupied the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A colorful, complex figure, he is frequently portrayed as indolent and indulgent. Yet he was in many ways an effective ruler who displayed remarkable resilience in the face of dilemmas and vulnerabilities shared by most monarchs of the Islamic world in the nineteenth century.The Pivot of the Universe is the first biography of this fascinating monarch. In it Amanat traces Nasir al-Din Shahs transformation from an insecure crown prince, and later an erratic boy-king, to a ruler with substantial control over his government and foreign policy. He provides a vivid picture of the political culture that determined Nasir al-Din Shahs behavior and, ultimately, his conception of government: the mode of succession in an urbanizing nomadic dynasty, the complicated relationships of the harem and his family, and the fatherly role of his guardian-ministers.Based on extensive research into public and private papers, illustrated with drawings and photographs from the period, this book offers a fresh interpretation both of the significance of Nasir al-Din Shah and the way in which the Iranian monarchy, the centerpiece of an ancient political order, withstood and adjusted to the challenges of modern times.

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Pivot of the Universe
Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 18311896
Abbas Amanat
University of California Press
BERKELEY LOS ANGELES

title:Pivot of the Universe : Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896
author:Amanat, Abbas.
publisher:University of California Press
isbn10 | asin:0520083210
print isbn13:9780520083219
ebook isbn13:9780585147673
language:English
subjectNasir al-Din Shah,--Shah of Iran,--1831-1896, Monarchy--Iran--History--19th century, Iran--Kings and rulers--Biography.
publication date:1997
lcc:DS307.N38A63 1997eb
ddc:955/.04/092
subject:Nasir al-Din Shah,--Shah of Iran,--1831-1896, Monarchy--Iran--History--19th century, Iran--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Page iv
University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
1997 by the Regents of the University of California
Part of chapter 4 of this book was published in an earlier version as "The Downfall of Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir and the Problem of Ministerial Authority in Qajar Iran," International Journal of Middle East Studies 23 (1991): 57799.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Amanat, Abbas.
Pivot of the universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian
monarchy, 18311896 / Abbas Amanat.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-520-08321-0 (alk. paper)
1. Nasir al-Din Shah, Shah of Iran, 18311896. 2. Monarchy
IranHistory19th century. 3. IranKings and rulers
Biography. I. Title.
DS307.N38A63 1997
955.04092dc20
[B] 95-50481
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Page v
To Mousa and Besharat Amanat
Picture 2
By the tavern's trail camp astute wanderers,
Who seize and award the royal crown.
If they offer you the paupers' throne,
Your domain encircles the fish and the moon.
Hafiz
Page vi
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Frederick W. Hilles Publications Fund of Yale University.
Page vii
Contents
List of Illustrations
xi
Preface
xiii
Note on Transliteration and Style
xix
Introduction: The Royal Domain
1
Picture 3
From the Tent to the Throne
2
Picture 4
The Shah and His Subjects
7
Picture 5
Within Fragile Frontiers
13
Picture 6
Nobility and the Problem of Succession
18
1. The Child of Turkmanchay
25
Picture 7
Unhappy Union
25
Picture 8
Lonesome Childhood
31
Picture 9
Struggle for Heir Apparency
46
2. A Mirror for the Prince
58
Picture 10
Formal Education
59
Picture 11
The Fight and the Feast
64
Picture 12
Lesson of the Mirrors
70
Picture 13
Display of the World
73
Picture 14
Rehearsal for the Throne
78
Picture 15
The Prophet and the Priests
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