A. Ghaza- Was Celebi`s rhetoric abounds with references to holy warfare. Ghaza is name of free volunteer soldiers, defenders of faith, truth and justice. The concept is found in Muslim sources from 10-11 centuries. They were not part of the regular army, interrupted by hired tasks of a temporary nature. From the local Emir or Sultan Ghazi received weapons and with this help, straying into small gangs, usually consisting of brothers or relatives from the same tribe, began to seek their livelihood
Iran, which was also formerly known as Persia, has an interesting history that affects the modern day culture of the region. Iran is known for one of the world’s oldest major civilizations which has roots dating back to 4000 BC. First, the Medes occupied the region; they unified Iran as a nation and major empire. Iran was ruled by a series of empires and dynasties, starting with The Achaemenid Empire which ruled from 550-330 bce all the way to Iran’s last dynasty, The Pahlavi Dynasty, which was in
the successful overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The historical event has affected the relationship between the U.S., Britain, and Iran which has led to the Anti-American and Anti-western sentiment that plagues the Middle East today. By analyzing Operation AJAX we can see the effects ripple across time and study how they have impacted our society today. As stated previously, the mission of Operation Ajax was to overthrow Mohammad Mosaddegh. Mosaddegh plans were to nationalize the
from 1851 Qajar Dynasty 1851-1906 -- The Qajars (ruling family) lost central Asian provinces to the Russians and were forced to give up all claims on Afghanistan to the British. These two European powers dominated Iran's trade and manipulated its internal politics. The Qajars and influential members of their court were bribed to sell many valuable concessions to the British, such as the Tobacco Concession which triggered a massive popular uprising. 1906 -- Discontent with Qajar corruption
the Iranian government because of the oil that was extracted. Great Britain also helped to change Iran by showing support to the military commander Reza Khan in his coup in 1921. Reza Khan then became Rezah Shah and then he renamed Persia into Iran in 1935, into a western-style state. During World War II, Reza Shah gave his throne to his son Mohammad Reza Shah who became the leader of Iran until 1979. The rise of oil made a lot of countries greedy for the profits that they can make through Iran. When