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Show 148 and their deprivation sent several thousand of them to in search of better economic conditions The income (Sykes, 1951:392). landowners, the high-ranking clergy economically came from which made up the and had power and landownership, prestige. class all owned land. ruling (Safavi, 1930). The and the tribal A chiefs, of their portion because the members of the groups officers of the government received collected countries ruling class, which included the royal family, the king's court, the feudals and lived well neighboring a Also, the king and the portion of the taxes and customs ruling class, through agreements and com promises with foreign countries, companies and banks, received money and gifts in exchange for Persian territory extraction, production commodities of Iran In sum, the people were or and/or trade of the natural and the monopoly raw resources of the and (Bahar, 1967). peasants, the tribesmen and the other lower-class without education, skill, security, protection, health, pres tige, power, money or The middle-class hope, better condition, did not have middle-class was ready to people, who security, protection, prestige were or sacrifice and suffer for change and in a power. a The better life. Religious The Persians were, and religious ities was a in nature. distinguishing in the majority, Moslem 'in religion Prejudice and superstition toward religious minor characteristic among them (Kasravi, 1961). |
