A British general who had served in Persia returns to Tehran and records the changes he finds: roads, trade, the army, the court and the royal princes. He draws on the classic books of Malcolm, Fraser and Curzon, and a final chapter considers the situation in 1896, after the assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah and the accession of his son.
A concise view of late Qajar Iran for readers of Middle Eastern history. Download the free EPUB.