The Effect of Ethnic Gap on the Transformations Leading to the Persian Constitution in Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to answer this question: what has been the impact of ethnic gap in the Qajar dynasty on the transformation process leading to the Persian Constitution? The research relies on the hypothesis that ethnic gaps made different ethnic groups, using their military force, bring about the most important changes that led to the Persian Constitution and finally the constitutional revolution occurred in Iran due to the dominance of some ethnic groups who were opponents of the establishment. The method of study is descriptive-analytic and the results showed that some ethnic groups had no perception of the constitution and just due to the weakness of the central state used the opportunity for ethnic retaliations.

Keywords

• ethnic gap
• qajar era
• constitution
• mohammad ‘ali shāh