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Nasser-al-Din Shah Ordered Amir Kabir’s Execution After 39 Months In Office
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Amir Kabir is portrayed as a reformist, exceptional figure across periods. Contemporary narratives challenge the idealized image, comparing with historical documents.
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Amir Kabir, not a saint
Amir Kabir’s image has persisted across political and historical periods, while Jamshid Kianfar says the historical record shows Amir Kabir was “a powerful, irascible, pragmatic administrator.” Amir Kabir served “39 months in office,” initiating “a collection of significant measures” while facing “serious opposition and structural limitations.”
Mirza Mohammad-Taqi Saba, Lisanul-Mulk wrote during the Qajar era, and Nasser-al-Din Shah ordered that parts of his writings be “censored entirely.” Nasser-al-Din Shah signed the order for Amir’s execution but “would not allow anyone in the court or elsewhere to speak ill of Amir.”
Pahlavi era myths and rivals
The Pahlavi era generally lacked a positive view of the Qajar period, except for five figures elevated into “legendary and saint-like status.” Abu al-Qasim secured a guarantee from Mohammad Shah that “blood would not be shed,” and after about a year as prime minister, when he sought to dismiss him, “Qā’em-e-Maḵām was smothered.”
Mirza Hossein Khan Sepahsalar continued AmirKabir’s path by helping bring “modernity to Iran,” including “introducing parts of European modernity and new technologies.” خبرآنلاین identifies those figures as Abbas Mirza, Qaimmaqam, Mirza Taghi Khan AmirKabir, and Mirza Hossein Khan Sepahsalar, and it says Qaimmaqam’s father Mirza Isa was “a more important figure than Abu al-Qasim Qaimmaqam.”
Markazi honors Amir Kabir
Mehdi Zandihoookili, at the Thanksgiving ceremony for grape harvest in Hezaveh village in Arak County, said the 13th Hazaveh Grape Festival offers a chance to introduce the village’s “historical, cultural attractions, customs, and capabilities.” Zandihoookili described Markazi Province as having about “2 percent of Iran’s area,” while playing a “significant role” in raising figures in “science, politics, and administration.”
Zandihooukhili told the ceremony in Hazaveh village that hosting the thirteenth Hazaveh Grape Festival can introduce the region’s attractions and also “provides a means to preserve traditions and pass cultural heritage to future generations.” Zandihooukhili referred to Markazi Province’s bond with national figures and named Mirza Kazem Khan Posht-e Ray and Gha’im-e-Maḵām Farahani as symbols of “reformism and resistance to foreign influence in Iran’s history.”