Persian tobacco concession
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The Persian tobacco concession was an 1890 agreement granting a British company a monopoly over the production and sale of tobacco in Iran, sparking widespread nationalist and religious opposition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian tobacco concession canonical | 1 |
| Tobacco Régie concession | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9713210 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Persian tobacco concession Context triple: [Tobacco Protest, hasCause, Persian tobacco concession]
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A.
Tütünler Islak
Tütünler Islak is a renowned poetry collection by Turkish modernist poet Turgut Uyar, noted for its introspective and emotionally intense style.
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B.
Tabac
Tabac is a famous high-speed left-hand corner on the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit, located near the harbor and known for its close barriers and precision driving demands.
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C.
Tabacaria
Tabacaria is a celebrated modernist poem by Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa, written under his heteronym Álvaro de Campos and known for its introspective, existential meditation on identity and disillusionment.
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D.
Municipal Tobacco Warehouse
The Municipal Tobacco Warehouse is a historic industrial building in Kavala, Greece, reflecting the city’s past prominence in the tobacco trade.
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E.
Camel cigarettes
Camel cigarettes is a long-established American cigarette brand known for its distinctive camel logo and prominent role in 20th-century tobacco marketing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Persian tobacco concession Target entity description: The Persian tobacco concession was an 1890 agreement granting a British company a monopoly over the production and sale of tobacco in Iran, sparking widespread nationalist and religious opposition.
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A.
Tütünler Islak
Tütünler Islak is a renowned poetry collection by Turkish modernist poet Turgut Uyar, noted for its introspective and emotionally intense style.
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B.
Tabac
Tabac is a famous high-speed left-hand corner on the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit, located near the harbor and known for its close barriers and precision driving demands.
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C.
Tabacaria
Tabacaria is a celebrated modernist poem by Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa, written under his heteronym Álvaro de Campos and known for its introspective, existential meditation on identity and disillusionment.
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D.
Municipal Tobacco Warehouse
The Municipal Tobacco Warehouse is a historic industrial building in Kavala, Greece, reflecting the city’s past prominence in the tobacco trade.
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E.
Camel cigarettes
Camel cigarettes is a long-established American cigarette brand known for its distinctive camel logo and prominent role in 20th-century tobacco marketing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic concession
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ monopoly agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tobacco Régie concession
ⓘ
linked to:
Persian tobacco concession
|
| annualPaymentToShah | 15000 pounds sterling ⓘ |
| associatedFatwa | tobacco use prohibition fatwa of 1891 ⓘ |
| beneficiaryCompany | Imperial Tobacco Corporation of Persia ⓘ |
| cancellationYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| compensationPaidToCompany | 500000 pounds sterling ⓘ |
| country | Qajar Iran ⓘ |
| demonstratedRoleOf |
bazaar merchants in Iranian politics
ⓘ
ulama in Iranian politics ⓘ |
| duration | 50 years ⓘ |
| economicSector | tobacco industry ⓘ |
| era |
Qajar dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Qajar Iran
|
| fatwaEffect | nationwide boycott of tobacco ⓘ |
| foreignPowerInvolved | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Major G. F. Talbot ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early mass political movement in modern Iranian history ⓘ |
| impactOnSociety | mobilized cross-class coalition in Iran ⓘ |
| impactOnState | undermined legitimacy of Qajar monarchy ⓘ |
| inspired | later opposition to foreign concessions in Iran ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal concession ⓘ |
| location | Iran ⓘ |
| monopolyOver |
tobacco export from Iran
ⓘ
tobacco import into Iran ⓘ tobacco production in Iran ⓘ tobacco sale in Iran ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Iranian consumers
ⓘ
Iranian merchants ⓘ Iranian tobacco growers ⓘ Shiite clergy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Reuter concession ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iranian constitutional movement
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linked to:
Persian Constitutional Revolution
anti-imperialist sentiment in Iran ⓘ rise of Iranian nationalism ⓘ |
| religiousOppositionLedBy | Mirza Hassan Shirazi ⓘ |
| resultedIn | cancellation of the concession ⓘ |
| royaltyRate | 25 percent of net profits ⓘ |
| signedUnderMonarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ⓘ |
| signingYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| sparkedEvent |
Tobacco Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Tobacco Protest
Tobacco Protest ⓘ |
| startDate | 1890-03-20 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Tobacco Protest of 1891–1892
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linked to:
Tobacco Protest
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Subject: Persian tobacco concession Description of subject: The Persian tobacco concession was an 1890 agreement granting a British company a monopoly over the production and sale of tobacco in Iran, sparking widespread nationalist and religious opposition.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Persian tobacco concession