Border fixation and Iranian rule over Baluchistan in the era of Nasseraddin Shah (1847-1872)

Abstract

In the mid-19th century, Baluchistan became the center of political and social crises. Various measures were taken by the Qajar state to secure and perpetuate the rule of the central government. The present article aims at answering the following questions by recognizing recessionary factors in Baluchistan, taking advantage of historical and documentary descriptive methods: How did the crises in Baluchistan emerged from the beginning of Qajar to the era of Nasseraddin? What measures were taken to inhibit such riots? The survey reveals that the king of Kerman and Kurdistan put a lot of effort to bring peace back to the area. Finally, they could control unrests during the area of Nasseraddin Shah. Britain considering the issue threatening to its own benefits determined the borderlines according to its colonial interests and now the south eastern boundaries of Iran are the result of the intervention of that country.

Keywords

• Baluchistan
• Qajar
• Domestic Riots
• Britain
• Political Borders