Establishment of charitable associations and Iranian schools in Eshgh Abad and Tashkand during Qajar dynasty (1907 – 1927)

Abstract

The present research investigates the role of charitable associations and Iranian schools located in central Asia (Eshgh Abad and Tashkand) in the promotion of Persian language and literature in late Qajar era. Charitable associations were hold in the cities by Iranian businessmen to help poor and low-income people to be able to send their children to school. Besides, the article aims at studying the extent to which Iranian schools and charitable associations were influential in developing Persian language and literature in central Asia. As a large number of poor people with no expertise immigrated abroad, especially to central Asia, businessmen and officials took measures to organize and look after immigrants and established charitable associations. Therefore, the hypothesis examined is that the associations established schools for Iranian children and paid for them. Such actions play an important role in not only the development of Persian language and literature but also the education of Iranian immigrants.

Keywords

• Charitable Associations
• Schools
• Eshgh Abad
• Tashkand
• Immigration