Revolt of Salar-al-Daulah

The Revolt of Salar-al-Daulah was a revolt against the government of the Sublime State of Persia in the 1910s.^[1] It began in 1911.^[1] It was led by Salar-al-Daulah, a brother of a former shah, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.^[2] By 17 July, he had occupied Senneh.^[3] Salar attempted to advance on Tehran from Kermanshah, but was defeated.^[4] After the formation of a new Persian cabinet on 26 July 1911, the Persian government deployed Bakhtiari troops against Salar-al-Daulah in western Persia.^[5] The Bakhtiari offensive was marked by widespread looting.^[5] The revolt was finally quelled in 1913.^[1]

References

1. Commissioner, Iraq Civil (1918). Review of the Civil Administration of the Occupied Territories of Al ʹIraq 1914-1918. Printed at the Government Press. p. 19.
2. Office, Great Britain Colonial (1926). Tanganyika Under United Kingdom Administration: Report by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the General Assembly of the United Nations. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 28.
3. Committee, Commonwealth Shipping (1912). Report. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 94.
4. Sykes, Sir Percy (2013-09-27). A History Of Persia. Routledge. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-136-52597-1.
5. Garthwaite, Gene R. (2009-11-30). Khans and Shahs: A History of the Bakhtiyari Tribe in Iran. I.B.Tauris. p. 121. ISBN 9780857714015.