{"product_id":"qajar-dynasty-the-last-shahs-of-persia-power-betrayal-and-the-fall-of-an-empire-9798950192197","title":"Qajar Dynasty: The Last Shahs of Persia - Power, Betrayal, and the Fall of an Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Samuel Corwin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Absorbing History\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Absorbing History\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Middle East - Iran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when an empire is too proud to collapse - and too weak to survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor one hundred and thirty years, the Qajar shahs sat atop the Peacock Throne, ruling a civilization that had outlasted Greeks, Arabs, and Mongols. They commanded poets and armies, built palaces of breathtaking beauty, and negotiated with emperors. They were, by any measure, heirs to one of the greatest cultures in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd they lost almost everything. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of how it happened.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussia wanted Persia's territory. Britain wanted its trade routes. And then - beneath the ancient soil of a place called Masjed Soleyman - someone found oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was a century of impossible choices. Shahs who signed away their country's wealth to keep their thrones. Reformers who dreamed of constitutional democracy - and paid with their lives. A people who rose again and again - boycotting British tobacco, besieging royal palaces, drafting constitutions by candlelight - only to be betrayed by the great powers every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside these pages, you will meet: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgha Mohammad Khan\u003c\/strong\u003e - the eunuch warlord who forged a dynasty through sheer, terrifying will\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmir Kabir\u003c\/strong\u003e - the visionary prime minister who tried to modernize Persia and was murdered in his bath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNasser al-Din Shah\u003c\/strong\u003e - who survived three assassination attempts, then didn't\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Babi martyrs\u003c\/strong\u003e - whose radical faith shook the foundations of Persian society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Shuster\u003c\/strong\u003e - the American sent to fix Persia's finances, expelled by Russian ultimatum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cossack colonel\u003c\/strong\u003e - who ended the dynasty with a single, bloodless coup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd much more...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not just Persian history. It is the blueprint for the modern Middle East.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concessions, the foreign interference, the constitutions granted and revoked, the oil that blessed and cursed a nation - every fault line in today's Iran traces directly back to the Qajar century. To understand the Islamic Republic, the tensions with the West, and Iran's fierce, complicated nationalism, you must first understand the Qajars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQajar Dynasty\u003c\/em\u003e is narrative history at its finest - meticulously researched, propulsively written, and impossible to put down. Whether you are a student of Middle Eastern history, a lover of political drama, or simply someone who wants to understand how the modern world was made, this book will change how you see Iran, empire, and the price of sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you've ever read and loved\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDestiny Disrupted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eA Peace to End All Peace\u003c\/em\u003e - this is your next obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComprehensive. Compelling. Essential.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Qajar story has never been told like this.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Absorbing History","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891437617303,"sku":"9798950192197","price":1908.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798950192197.webp?v=1781183700","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/qajar-dynasty-the-last-shahs-of-persia-power-betrayal-and-the-fall-of-an-empire-9798950192197","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}