The Connection between Imperial Nationalism and the Establishment of Ferdowsi's Millennium Ceremony in the Era of Pahlavi the First

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant Professor of History, Faculty member of National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran, Iran

10.22081/hiq.2022.60461.2156

Abstract

The celebration ceremony and the Congress of millennium of Ferdowsi to commemorate the 1000th birthday of Hakim Abolqasem Ferdowsi, the poet of the Shahnameh in 1313 A. H, is one of the most prominent manifestations of nationalism in time of Pahlavi the first. It was being held with the presence of Reza Shah and the most important political and cultural figures. Moreover, the construction and opening of Ferdowsi's mausoleum in Tus city marked a new chapter in the representation of Ferdowsi's lifetime and studies of Shahnameh at the national level with the aim of strengthening the ideology of imperial nationalism.
The central issue of the present research is to investigate the why and how of holding this ceremony and to explain its relationship with the imperial nationalism dominating the political and cultural atmosphere of government of Pahlavi the first by taking advantage of the primary sources of this era. The study of the main historical sources related to this era declares that under the pretext of celebrating Ferdowsi’s status and dignity in the millennium of his birth, Pahlavi government considerably endeavored to increase the authority and legitimacy of the imperial nationalism of that era and through the exploitation of Shahnameh, it tried to introduce this famous epic and historical piece of Iranian literature as a document of admiration and devotion towards the kings by the Iranians throughout the history.

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Article Title [العربیة]

الصلة بین القومیة الشاهنشاهیة و إقامة مراسم "هزاره فردوسی فی عهد البهلوی الأول"

Abstract [العربیة]

تعتبر إقامة مؤتمر "هزاره فردوسی" و إحیاء مراسم الذکرى السنویّة الألف لمیلاد الحکیم أبو القاسم الفردوسی، مؤلف الشاهنامة عام 1313، إحدى أبرز و أعظم مظاهر القومیة فی الحکومة البهلویة الأولى، و التی یرافقها حضور و مشارکة رضا شاه شخصیّاً، بالإضافة الى أهم الشخصیات السیاسیة و الثقافیة فی هذه الحکومة. و مع افتتاح مقبرة الفردوسی فی مدینة طوس، تم اتخاذ شکل جدید لإظهار حیاة الفردوسی وعصره، و دراسة فترة الحکم الشاهنشاهی على المستوى الوطنی بهدف تعزیز الأیدیولوجیة القومیة للشاهنشاهیّة. إنّ القضیة المحوریة فی هذا البحث، هی دراسة سبب و کیفیة إقامة هذه المراسم، و بیان ارتباط ذلک بالفکر القومی للشاهنشاهیّة التی تسیطر على الجو السیاسی و الثقافی فی العصر البهلوی الأول، من خلال الاعتماد على المصادر الأساسیّة فی تلک الفترة. من خلال دراسة المصادر التاریخیة الرئیسیة المتعلقة بتلک الفترة، و التی وردت نتائجها بالتفصیل فی هذه المقالة، یظهر أنّ الحکومة البهلویة حاولت و بشکل مکثف إضفاء الشرعیة على الأیدیولوجیة القومیّة الشاهنشاهیّة، من خلال إقامة مراسم تبیین مکانة الفردوسی، بحجة ذکرى میلاده الألف، وإدخال هذه المنظومة الملحمیة و التاریخیة المعروفة فی الأدب الإیرانی، کوثیقة تعریف لمحبّة الإیرانیّین للشاه و عبادة الشاه عبر التاریخ.

Keywords [العربیة]

  • القومیة الشاهنشاهیّة
  • الشاهنامه
  • هزارة فردوسی
  • البهلوی الأول

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