Journal of Socio-Cultural Studies of Khorasan

Journal of Socio-Cultural Studies of Khorasan

Check the function of the business firm in Pahlavi era

Authors
faeze fatemi 1
zahra alizade birjandi 2
mojtaba khalife 3
1 Master's student of Iranian Islamic History of Birjand University
2 Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Birjand
3 Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Birjand
10.22034/fakh.2022.336759.1544
Abstract
Economic history of Khorasan is one of the most important topics. This article tries to study different businesses in Mashhad during Pahlavi era. The commercial activities in Mashhad and trader's functions have been analyzed. This research is descriptive-analytical and is based on the archival documents of Astane Qods, National library and some local documents. This study shows the connections and interactions of Mashhad businesses with other cities of Iran such as Tehran, Rasht, Yazd, and Birjand as well as trade relations and their exchange with Russia and Germany. In addition to commercial functions, it had various functions in social area such as participation of businessmen in social affairs or the activities related to Mashhad's citizen's welfare. Its influence can be seen on the school's construction, mosques, bath, houses, stairs and Caravanserais. Some political functions can be mentioned as the merchant's pretesting letters to the government and the merchant's plus Bazaars' organized efforts to form the Bar association, establish the council and their participation in anti-authoritarian groups such as the National front, the freedom movement, and so on.
Keywords
Business House
Merchants
Khorasan
Mashhad
Pahlavi
Economic History

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 13 April 2022
  • Revise Date 04 June 2022
  • Accept Date 14 August 2022