Iranian history has witnessed very regrettable events; events that had taken place due to the incompetence of kings, especially in the Qajar period, such as granting of concessions and capital to foreign countries. Nasseraddin Shah was one of those kings that due to his own and his courtiers lavish and profligacy, and borrowings from the foreign States had the very policy. In 28 Rajab 1308 AH, he granted the Tobacco concession for 50 years to Major Gerald F. Talbot, a close relative of the Prime Minister of England, Lord Salisbury and instead, he himself and his Chancellor, Aminossoltan and Kamran Mirza Nayebossaltaneh were bribed. After the contract was concluded, Iranian people led by the religious authorities opposed the contract. Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi ruled out a fatwa for forbiding the use of tobacco, and observed it as a war with the twelfth Imam, and eventually, due to the staunch support of the fatwa by people, the Shah was forced to cancel the grant.
Among the documents relating to tobacco sanction, 12 pages had been selected which are indicative of seeking fatwa (religious decree) from Ayatollah Mirza Shirazi, the issuance of the verdict mentioned above and its confirmation by Sheikh Fazlollah Noori and the people's support of its execution. Shah expressed his dissatisfaction of people in their struggles in a telegram to Zilossoltan, and threatens publicly that if people do not cooperate with the company, he would take another decision. However, eventually he was forced to cancel concession appointed Nasserolmolk to see for the company's losses. Mirza Shirazi permitted tobacco use being subject to the elimination of grants.
Tobacco Sanction
Copy of Salisbury's telegram about his negotiations with Nasserolmolk, authority in charge of seeing to the damages the Reggie company had suffered, on Iranian government's lack of ability to pay in installments in case it borrows from foreign countries [12449-GH] (Page 2)
Tobacco Sanction
Copy of Salisbury's telegram about his negotiations with Nasserolmolk, authority in charge of seeing to the damages the Reggie company had suffered, on Iranian government's lack of ability to pay in installments in case it borrows from foreign countries [12449-GH] (Page 1)
Tobacco Sanction
Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Hassan Shirazi's reply on the abolition of tobacco smoking ban if the monopoly is removed [220-GH]
Tobacco Sanction
Letter seeking fatwa (religious decree) from Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Hassan Shirazi about smoking tobacco or removing its concession, with his answers in the margin of the letter indicating that he prohibits any use of tobacco unless its monopoly is cancelled and the decree's being confirmed by Sheikh Fazlollah Noori [1-GH]
Tobacco Sanction
Telegram by Aminnossoltan, Nasseraddin Shah's Chancellor on cancellation of tobacco monopoly [101562- GH]
Tobacco Sanction
Telegram by Nasseraddin Shah to Zilossoltan expressing his surprise at tobacco sanction and people's protest foreign banks and his threatening people to take other decisions if their interference in the state affairs continued [102337- GH] (Page 2)
Tobacco Sanction
Telegram by Nasseraddin Shah to Zilossoltan expressing his surprise at tobacco sanction and people's protest foreign banks and his threatening people to take other decisions if their interference in the state affairs continued [102215- GH] (Page 1)
Tobacco Sanction
Letter on the necessity of carrying out Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi's Decree about tobacco sanctions to cut off foreign hands from country[229 - GH] (page 2)
Tobacco Sanction
Letter on the necessity on carrying out Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi's decree about tobacco sanctions to cut off foreign hands from country [228 - GH] (Page 1)
Tobacco Sanction
Letter to Zilossoltan on various issues including the tobacco monopoly operation being disrupted due to the sentence forbidding its use [101,154- GH]
Tobacco Sanction
Seeking for Fatwa (religious decree) from Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Shirazi about smoking hookah and his decree in the margin of the letter forbidding the tobacco use in any possible way [221 - GH] (Page 2)
Tobacco Sanction
Seeking for Fatwa (religious decree) from Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Shirazi about smoking hookah and his decree in the margin of the letter forbidding the tobacco use in any possible way [221 - GH] (Page 1)
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