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Author

• Vali Dinparast

Assistant Professor, History, Tabriz University

Abstract

Tabriz was one of the important centers in constitutionalist revolution. A long with constitutionalist triumph and establishing provincial association, the role of different groups of Tabriz neighborhoods (including poor workers as well as crusaders, preachers, intellectuals and businessmen) became very significant. Provincial association wanted to establish miner association in Tabriz neighborhoods. After that, neighborhoods association members, who were the representatives of the central association in their neighborhood, performed political and cultural activities. On the other hand, members of each neighborhood that belonged to different classes did cultural and military activities, for example establishing crusader groups and selecting the most outstanding military leaders and defense of constitutionalist system in critical times. They also founded new schools and published some newspapers. Because of aggravation of disagreements, constitutionalist system opponents in neighborhoods like Duhchi, Sorkhab and Sheshkalan also established associations and published newspapers to oppose constitutionalist system followers. In the present paper, we will study the political, cultural and military activities of two groups in neighborhoods following constitutionalist system, including members of miner association and non-members. Our purpose is recognizing their roles in each neighborhood when defending constitutionalist system. We will also refer to the political, military and cultural activities of their opponents in Tabriz neighborhoods to oppose constitutionalist system followers and try to stop establishing constitutionalist system. We will show constitutionalists significant role to prevent constitutionalist system falling.

Keywords

• associations
• constitutional system
• neighborhoods
• Tabriz
• Provincial association