Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research
(In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

The Review and Analysis of Financial Papers in the Qajar Era (Case Study: Revenue and Expenditure Instruction of Hamedan and Qaraguzlu in 1279 AH)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Professor, history department. Faculty of Literature and Humanities. University of Tehran. Tehran. Iran.
2 Department of history . Faculty of Literature and Humanities. University of Tehran. Tehran. Iran.
Abstract
This study examined one of the financial instructions in the Qajar era. The purpose was to transcribe and review the instruction, study its content, analyze it statistically, present an overview of its local economy, and determine its drawn up model. This descriptive-analytical was carried out through a desk study. The findings indicated that such documents were provided during the Qajar era based on administrative principles and debt-collection techniques. The instruction content showed that the taxation burden was mostly borne by the people, including the peasants. This was done while most of such revenues were not sent to the central government, but most of them were spent on additional expenses and merely a small amount was spent on state development. The review of the instruction showed how Abdullah Alaa al-Molk had ruled in Hamedan. It also explained a small section of the socio-economic history of the Qajar dynasty in Hamedan, which can be generalized to the financial status of other Iranian states in the said period.
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عدم تعارض منافع

نویسندگانی که نام‌هایشان ذکر شده است تأیید می‌کنند که هیچ وابستگی یا مشارکتی با هیچ سازمان یا نهادی که منافع مالی (مانند حق‌الزحمه؛ کمک‌های آموزشی؛ شرکت در سخنرانی‌ها؛ عضویت، استخدام، مشاوره، مالکیت سهام یا سایر منافع مالی؛ و شهادت کارشناسی یا ترتیبات مجوز اختراعات) یا منافع غیرمالی (مانند روابط شخصی یا حرفه‌ای، وابستگی‌ها، دانش یا باورها) در موضوع یا مواد مورد بحث در این دست‌نوشته ندارند.


Conflict of Interest  

The named authors confirm that they have no affiliations or involvement with any organization or entity with financial interests (such as fees; educational grants; participation in lectures; membership, employment, consulting, stock ownership, or other financial interests; expert testimony or patent licensing arrangements) or non-financial interests (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

 

  • Manuscript

    • Mohammad Mahdi bin Haj Mohammad Reza, Ilm-e Siyaq. Kamam, retrieval number 6543.

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    • Booklet of Income and Expenditure Settlement for the year 1305 Hamedan and Qaraghzlu, Central Library and Archives of the University of Tehran, retrieval number 9160.
    • Booklet of Income and Expenditure Settlement for the year 1306 Hamedan and Qaraghzlu, Central Library and Archives of the University of Tehran, retrieval number 9162.
    • Booklet of Income and Expenditure Settlement Hamedan and Qaraghzlu, Central Library and Archives of the University of Tehran, retrieval number 9551.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
April 2022
Pages 112-133

  • Receive Date 24 December 2021
  • Revise Date 23 January 2022
  • Accept Date 26 February 2022
  • Publish Date 21 March 2022