Persian tobacco concession
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The Persian tobacco concession was an 1890 agreement granting a British company a monopoly over the production and sale of tobacco in Iran, sparking widespread nationalist and religious opposition.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic concession
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ monopoly agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tobacco Régie concession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annualPaymentToShah | 15000 pounds sterling ⓘ |
| associatedFatwa | tobacco use prohibition fatwa of 1891 GENERATED ⓘ |
| beneficiaryCompany | Imperial Tobacco Corporation of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| compensationPaidToCompany | 500000 pounds sterling ⓘ |
| country | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonstratedRoleOf |
bazaar merchants in Iranian politics
ⓘ
ulama in Iranian politics ⓘ |
| duration | 50 years ⓘ |
| economicSector | tobacco industry ⓘ |
| era | Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatwaEffect | nationwide boycott of tobacco ⓘ |
| foreignPowerInvolved | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Major G. F. Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early mass political movement in modern Iranian history ⓘ |
| impactOnSociety | mobilized cross-class coalition in Iran ⓘ |
| impactOnState | undermined legitimacy of Qajar monarchy ⓘ |
| inspired | later opposition to foreign concessions in Iran ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal concession ⓘ |
| location | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monopolyOver |
tobacco export from Iran
ⓘ
tobacco import into Iran ⓘ tobacco production in Iran ⓘ tobacco sale in Iran ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Iranian consumers
ⓘ
Iranian merchants ⓘ Iranian tobacco growers ⓘ Shiite clergy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Reuter concession ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iranian constitutional movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-imperialist sentiment in Iran ⓘ rise of Iranian nationalism ⓘ |
| religiousOppositionLedBy | Mirza Hassan Shirazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | cancellation of the concession ⓘ |
| royaltyRate | 25 percent of net profits ⓘ |
| signedUnderMonarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| sparkedEvent |
Tobacco Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tobacco Protest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1890-03-20 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Tobacco Protest of 1891–1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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