Political and Social Applications of European Physicians in Nasseri Period of Qajar Court

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 31 Sayı: 2, 507 - 522, 21.12.2016

Mohammad-Ali Parqoo Ghaffar Abdollahi Matanaq

https://doi.org/10.18513/egetid.282834

Öz

The penetration of European and
foreigners' to the Iranian court which had started from Safavid continued also
in the following periods. After the Russo- Iranian war and the reforms of Abbas
Mirza, the presence of Europeans in Iran increased and various people in
different duties like education, military tasks, economy and medicine were
recruited. Among the Europeans who were in Iran, the physicians had the special
status. From Mohammad Shah Qajar era, court physician were selected from
Europeans. The penetration of European physicians increased in Nasser al-Din's
long reign. In this period, the shah's private physician had the best position
and usually was consulted by shah and courtiers. By increasing the European
physicians' social and political influence in Nasseri court, European countries
tried to select the shah's private physician from their nationals. So, the
European physicians' applications exceeded their professional and scientific
duties became a political issue, and were on the agenda of European ministers
and plenipotentiary ministers of England
and France. Through the present article, the political and social applications
of European physicians and their role in the political relationship of Iran
with the European first grade powers in Nasseri period was studied.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Iran, European Countries, Shah's private Physicians, Political Equations

Political and Social Applications of European Physicians in Nasseri Period of Qajar Court

Öz

The penetration of European and foreigners' to the Iranian court which had started from Safavid continued also in the following periods. After the Russo- Iranian war and the reforms of Abbas Mirza, the presence of Europeans in Iran increased and various people in different duties like education, military tasks, economy and medicine were recruited. Among the Europeans who were in Iran, the physicians had the special status. From Mohammad Shah Qajar era, court physician were selected from Europeans. The penetration of European physicians increased in Nasser al-Din's long reign. In this period, the shah's private physician had the best position and usually was consulted by shah and courtiers. By increasing the European physicians' social and political influence in Nasseri court, European countries tried to select the shah's private physician from their nationals. So, the European physicians' applications exceeded their professional and scientific duties became a political issue, and were on the agenda of European ministers and plenipotentiary ministers of England and France. Through the present article, the political and social applications of European physicians and their role in the political relationship of Iran with the European first grade powers in Nasseri period was studied.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Iran, European Countries, Shah's Private Physicians, Political Equations

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