نشریه پژوهش های علوم تاریخی
سال پانزدهم شماره 1 (پیاپی 33، بهار 1402)

Over time, roads have been identified as the vital economic arteries of nations, as they have been one of the fundamental factors and domains in the development of nations. The majority of the research conducted on roads focuses on the economic, political, and military functions of roads, as do most historians and researchers. The Persian Gulf does not deviate from this norm. In addition to its function as a trade corridor, the Persian Gulf has also played a fundamental and important role in the realm of culture. This study endeavors to answer the fundamental question of what impact the Persian Gulf has had on the evolution of Iranian culture and customs. It appears that the expansion of trade based on the tolerance of Iranian merchants and the travels of religious and spiritual missionaries and other Iranian groups formed through the Persian Gulf paved the way for the formation of Iranian communities outside of Iran's borders and the spread of Iranian culture. This issue crystallizes into topics including Persian language, customs, and Iranian art and architecture. This topic has been investigated using library resources and a descriptive analyticmethod.

In the 16th century, international trade underwent profound changes, the establishment of trade corporations and new trade routes being among the most significant proofs and evidence. The Muscovy Company was one of the first companies to successfully explore and incorporate a new marine route into international trade. It was also able to initiate the first direct commercial and diplomatic relations between England and Iran through the northern seas and Russia. However, after twenty years of business work in Safavid Iran, it ceased its commercial activities in Iran and English commerce. This paper investigates the causes that prompted Muscovy Company to discontinue trade with Iran via the northern seas with Russia, as well as the effective factors that led to this decision. This paper employs a descriptive-analytical approach based on library sources to investigate the reasons for the temporary break in commercial relations between England and Iran in the second half of the 16th century. Our research indicates that the political relations between the Safavid, Ottoman, Russian, and English governments, as well as the ensuing wars and peace, competition, and hostile relations, negatively impacted the company's operations. The geographical and security conditions that dominated the company's route created numerous obstacles for the business of the English merchandise. In addition to overcoming these obstacles, they had to compete with ancient and experienced Turks, Armenians, and Venetians on the Iranian market. The aforementioned impediments persuaded the London-based leaders of the Muscovy Company to abandon trade with Iran via the northern routes.

Throughout its history, the Pars Sea has been regarded as one of the communication routes between East and West Asian economic regions. By facilitating the transfer of goods, this sea served as the trade link between this region, and it was regarded a part of these connections, which were situated at the edge of the economy of the Indian Ocean. This role persisted with the rise of Hormuz, but the nature and structure of relationships changed. At this point, the Persian Sea itself became an independent economic region and acquired some independence from the Indian Ocean; according to Wallerstein, it shifted from a semi-peripheral to a central position. Currently, the Pars Tavantes Sea should establish a balanced and reciprocal relationship with other global sectors. Why and how did this transformation occur? How did the authorities of Hormuz effect this transformation? This article attempts to address these questions using a descriptive-analytical approach and a historical perspective in order to pave the way for this transformation. This research revealed that Hormuz rulers, with a correct comprehension of the ties and significance of the Persian Sea, attempted to use the available tools to establish an independent domain, with varying degrees of success. Traditional trade sea routes and trade hubs in the Persian Sea were among these instruments. This research also revealed that, contrary to the belief of Wallerstein's supporters, who in their studies of the economic worlds of other regions did not identify political concentration as one of their characteristics, politics and the concentration of political power were the most influential factors in the formation of the Persian Sea's economic world. By establishing political power and destroying other independent commercial centers, the kings of Hormuz were able to transform the Persian Sea into a separate economic realm.

The crisis of bread in the Qajar era was directly linked to social, economic and political goals and programs. Khamseh province with central Zanjan was one of the most important points of production and distribution of cereals; But in the constitutional years until the late Qajar, it was very difficult. At this time, despite the few years of rainfall, cereals were produced as needed in the region; But the bread didn’t get to the people or was offered at a high price and barely. What is clear was that the role and position of different elders and groups in this regard was not ineffective. So the issue of research is what was the interference and policies of the elders and groups of influence in the Khamseh bread crisis? And what were the consequences and results? It Seems that with Naser al-Din Shah’s decree regarding the sale of Governmental lands, the upper class got a lot of land, On the other hand, with the absence of permanent army and precise law on militarization, some urban groups, such as the bakers, entered the military, which created numerous crises in Khamseh with hoarding and expensive. In the constitutional years and after, due to the weakness of the government and the possibility of cooperation between the landowners and the army of Khamsa with the agents of the deposed Shah Muhammad Ali and the presence of weak agents, the obstacles and problems continued. This led to the famine and death of some people with the arrival of foreign forces and the revelation of World War I.  The present study, using the original sources and documents, examines the subject in a descriptive-explanatory way.

Unsuitable climatic conditions and natural crises are among the most important dangers that expose the lives of villagers and the existence of villages to various threats. The death of humans and animals, destruction of houses and underground water network, loss of crops and lack of food, poverty, unemployment and migration are examples of these threats. Examining the available documents and reports from the Pahlavi period shows that among the natural hazards in Isfahan province, drought, flood and plant pests had the most negative impact on the villages. Based on this, the present research aims to answer this question with a descriptive-analytical method and based on the information obtained from library and documentary sources. Why did the villagers of Isfahan province leave the villages during the Pahlavi period in the face of natural crises? The aim of  the research is to analyze the effects of drought, flood and plant pests on the condition of the villagers of Isfahan province during the Pahlavi period. The results of the research show that the consequences of the aforementioned events, including the instability of the agricultural economy, unemployment and poverty, greatly affected the lives of the villagers of Isfahan province during the Pahlavi period. The lack of rural construction credits and the agricultural sector, lack of specialized human resources in rural planning and informed with crisis management, the concentration and lack of employment opportunities in the villages also strengthened the harmful effects of these factors. As a result, poor villagers had no choice but to migrate due to the loss of minimum living facilities, and this phenomenon was constantly growing. Focus on a social issue at a point in the past history of Isfahan province using newly found documents and review and analyze the data available in this category of sources, it indicates the novelty of the subject.

In the first half of the first millennium BCE, the invasion to Manai, Urartu, Media, and Assyria by two large military forces was one of the most significant events in the West Asian region. This invasion is reflected in both the inscriptions of the Assyrian court and the texts of later Greek authors. This is significant because with the arrival of these emerging groups, new cultural materials infiltrated the conquered territory, and the previously established border equations were disrupted. Concerns have been expressed regarding the population from which these invaders originated, their ethnicity, and their cultural background. While examining these aspects, leading research also addresses where Assyrian cognition and later Persian descriptions of Gimeri/Cimmerian identity originated and how they were created. The present study shows that the two terms “umman-man-da / ma-an-da / man-du” and “ÈRIM/N-man-da / ma-an-da / man-du” in the first millennium BC, in particular, carry both the Medes identity and the prevailing mentality among the kings and court scribes, its expression was specific to the Medes, which, of course, along with them, other forms and sounds have also been used in the mentioned texts. The fact that the name manda was first applied to the land of the Medes in the mentioned millennium is a fundamental point that is discussed in this article.