Tobacco Protest

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
protest
gptkbp:cause granting of tobacco concession to British company
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:date 1891
gptkbp:effect increased political activism
demonstrations in Tehran and other cities
nationwide tobacco boycott
gptkbp:fatwaIssuedAgainst use of tobacco
gptkbp:fatwaIssuedBy Mirza Hassan Shirazi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tobacco Protest
gptkbp:location gptkb:Qajar_Iran
gptkbp:method gptkb:center
fatwa
mass protest
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Naser_al-Din_Shah_Qajar
Mirza Hassan Shirazi
Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Naser_al-Din_Shah_Qajar
Imperial Tobacco Corporation of Persia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Iranian_Constitutional_Revolution
gptkb:Qajar_dynasty
British Imperialism in Iran
gptkbp:religiousLeaderInvolved Mirza Hassan Shirazi
gptkbp:result cancellation of tobacco concession
increased anti-imperialist sentiment
strengthening of ulama's political influence
gptkbp:significance precursor to the Iranian Constitutional Revolution
gptkbp:supportedBy Mirza Hassan Shirazi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Qajar_period
gptkb:Constitutional_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6