Analysis of the functions of English Orientalism in Balochistan (the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century)

Eastern Studies is a collection of studies and researches of scientists and institutions of the Western countries on various issues of the Orient. The nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century has been a very important time in European Orientalism, especially in England. During this period, England had colonized a large part of the Indian subcontinent and other parts of Asia. For a variety of reasons, the country of Iran, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was concerned with the policies of the great world powers. The British Empire and the East India Company were particularly sensitive to Iran and adjacent India. According to the British Orientalists, special attention was paid to these areas, including Balochistan. This research uses the method of historical analysis by analyzing the content of the works of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century English Orientalism and representing its relation to British political, military and economic contexts. The Balochistan region raises the question of what is the relationship between British politics in Iran and Asia and their East-Eastern studies in these areas, and what functions did these studies play? The findings of the research show that Orientalism as a colonial instrument has military-political functions in the region, and has been in line with the identification of the Baloch people and the drawing of eastern frontiers to serve the purposes of British colonialism.