Tahqiqāt-e Târix-e Eqtesâdi (Economic History Studies of Iran)

The political economy of the post-Constitutional era (1330-1333 AH) in the lens of taxation and conscription: An analysis of Sheikh Ebrahim Zanjani’s speeches in the Third National Consultative Assembly

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Hasan Rostami

Ph.D. in History of Iran after Islam, Department of History, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

10.30465/ehs.2026.53986.2084
Abstract
The escalating economic crises of the Qajar period—arising from factors such as the failure of commercial treaties, and the inefficiency of the fiscal system—combined with political conflicts and the years insecurity during the Constitutional, confronted the governments and parliaments of this period with challenges. With the entry of the forces of Russia into Iran and the closure of the Second Assembly—an event accompanied by the weakening of the central government and the growing power of centrifugal forces—economic stability and public security were overshadowed, and the scope of problems expanded. With the inauguration of the Third Assembly, addressing economic and security challenges became imperative; consequently, two fundamental state policies—taxation and conscription—emerged as central concerns for both the government and parliamentary representatives. The present study investigates how Zanjani’s speeches in the Third Assembly represented these two policies as focal points of the crisis of social justice and state legitimacy. Zanjani’s critiques elevated taxation and conscription from mere fiscal and military instruments to criteria of social justice and legalism. The data for this research have been collected through a library-based approach, relying on the detailed proceedings of the Assembly and other historical sources.

Keywords

Iran
Qajar Dynasty
Constitutional Movement
Sheikh Ebrahim Zanjani
Taxation
Conscription
Third National Consultative Assembly
Subjects
Tahqiqāt-e Târix-e Eqtesâdi (Economic History Studies of Iran)

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 28 July 2026

  • Receive Date 08 January 2026
  • Revise Date 15 July 2026
  • Accept Date 28 July 2026

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