Reza Abdollahi; Abbas Ghadimi
Abstract
The movement of Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri (Shamzini) took place in 1297 AH (1880 AD) during the reign of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar. To understand the aspects of the movement and the context ...
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The movement of Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri (Shamzini) took place in 1297 AH (1880 AD) during the reign of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar. To understand the aspects of the movement and the context in which it was formed, the political situation in the Kurdish regions of Iran and the Ottoman Empire must be carefully examined. This research has used the descriptive-explanatory method to analyze data and information collected in the form of libraries and documents. This study seeks to answer the question of the effect of the political situation in the Kurdish regions of Iran and the Ottoman Empire on the formation of the Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri movement. The results show that the geographical location of the Kurdish regions, the unstable situation of Iranian and Ottoman Kurdistan due to the inefficient policy and inability of the central government to maintain order and security in these areas, as well as the tyrannical and marauding behavior of local rulers, unplanned taxation and so forth, forced the people of these areas to revolt to get rid of the current situation. Meanwhile, Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri as the religious leader of the Kurds reacted to the social and economic situation of Kurdistan with a considerate political move.
