Military and Policing Strategies of the First Pahlavi Ruling in Creating Centralism in Lorestan

The military-political domination of the government over Lorestan and other regions of the country in the Pahlavi era marked a new chapter in the history of the country. In order to centralize the country and its other goals, the Pahlavi government tried to suppress tribes and nomads throughout the country, especially in the strategic region of Lorestan. With the arrival of military forces in Lorestan in 1923. Bloody wars took place between the two sides and until 1933. it took. The present article discussed how and by what means the domination of Lorestan was done by the military forces. In this article, utilizing a descriptive-analytical methodology, the military and policing strategies of the first Pahlavi government in creating centralism in Lorestan have been studied. The findings of this study showed that the strategies of the first Pahlavi government in occupying Lorestan are divided into two categories according to the nature and reaction of the people to it. In order to achieve the final victory in these wars, the Pahlavi government, apart from direct confrontation, used policies and tactics such as: employing servants, espionage, providing false oaths, executing leaders, deporting nomads, disarming and civil works such as road construction and other measures.