What the records say
- When
- 1890 – 1892
- Kind
- Revolution
- Coordinates
- 29.61° N, 52.53° E
- Description
- Muslim revolt in Iran against an 1890 tobacco concession granted to Great Britain
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Tobacco Protest
1890–91 Iranian Shia revolt against a tobacco concession to the UK
The Persian Tobacco Protest was a Twelver Shia Muslim revolt in Qajar Iran against an 1890 tobacco concession granted by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar to the British Empire, granting control over growth, sale, and export of tobacco to an Englishman, Major G. F. Talbot. The protest was held by merchants in major cities such as Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad, and Isfahan in solidarity with the clerical establishment.
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