Studies On Iran’s Ethnic Policies In The 20th Century

From the beginning of Iranian state formation,multi-ethnic reality has always been in the history and development of Iran’s state,and the profound influence on its national process,properly deal with ethnic issues become Iran’s national rule to maintain one of the important factors,also become one of the important channels to build multi-ethnic unified country,since 19 th century,with the help of rulers,Iran’s national consciousness gradually formed,at the end of 19 th century and the early 20 th century,the Iranian society faces the huge change of international and domestic,in two generations of the pahlavi dynasty monarch,Under the rule of two generations of the Pahlavi monarchy and the Islamic Republic of Iran,The identity of ethnic minorities in Iran has gradually changed from ethnic separatism to an indispensable link in the construction of a multi-ethnic state.As an important issue,the government of Iran should pay due attention to ethnic issues of Iran.The political and cultural demands of ethnic minorities require the government to make timely and appropriate policies.This paper takes the ethnic policy implemented by the Iranian government in the 20 th century as the main line,and runs through the clue of the unification construction of Iran’s multi-ethnic state during the period,discusses the ethnic policies implemented by various rulers in the transformation period of Iran according to the national conditions of Iran and their influence.This paper mainly includes five parts.The introduction mainly elaborates the reason of selecting the topic,the current situation of domestic research、the academic value and practical significance of this research.The Conclusion is about the 20 th century Iran’s rulers to Iran’s ethnic policy on narrative and analysis of the rule.The body contains three chapters,the first chapter mainly discusses from the ancient empire to Qajar dynasty,since ancient times Iran’s ethnic composition and the basic situation of Iran’s multi-ethnic country has always been the same,and experienced a complicated change,in order to make it better service to the article,This chapter contains the attitude of the state towards the Iranian minorities over a long period of time,and its imperceptible influence in Iran,that is,the gradual formation and strengthen of the nation and national consciousness.The second chapter mainly elaborates the change of the living state of Iranian minorities under the rule of Reza Khan and Mohammad Pahlavi,when Iran was transformed from a modern feudal monarchy to a modern nation-state.The rule from Reza Khan to Pahlavi basically ended the tribal autonomy and chaos in Iran.The policy of violent repression and forced settlement during Reza Khan’s reign,as well as the resettlement policy that continued to Pahlavi and the White Revolution had a profound impact on Iran’s tribal society.It also laid an important foundation for the construction of a unified multi-ethnic country in Iran.The third chapter mainly combs the minority policy after the collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of the republic by the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979.ed The government’s management and control of ethnic minorities still limitd,minority dissatisfaction still exist,the legal policy and the actual reality will separate the ethnic minorities from Iranial,With the highly development of communication technology of the modern society,the deprivation of minorities increases,the developmental control policies of the government caused a minority dissatisfaction.Its tentative reforms are often disrupted by religious factors.In this case,Iran is still in a relatively unified state,which can be seen in its influence on the sense of Iranian national identity.Through the research on the policy and means of the government of the Islamic Republic of Pahlavi Dynasty on the issue of the minorities in Iran since the 20 th century,Under the national reality that complex ethnic issues always exist,regime change will lead to the emergence of some ethnic minority issues.Under the dual influence and function of ethnic and religious factors,the ethnic issues in Iran are long-term and complex,and the policies for ethnic minority issues need to be diverse and flexible.Under such circumstances,the pursuit of stability and development cannot be separated from the construction of a unified national consciousness,and Iran’s nation-building has also achieved some results,To sum up,as a cross-mixed social issue,Iran’s multi-ethnic and multi-religious status influences the ruling policies of the authorities,which also makes Iran’s ethnic issues different from those of other multi-ethnic countries.To solve the current predicament of the Iranian state,the ultimate direction of all policies should be to strengthen the national identity and weaken the national identity.Taking the historical development of Iran as the main axis,this paper sorts out the national policies of the Iranian government in each important period,links them with the construction of national consciousness that has always existed in Iran,explores the characteristics and influences of the national policies implemented in each period,and considers the obstacles and paths for Iran to build a multi-ethnic unified country.