| Abstrakt: |
With the success of the constitutional revolution, the constitutionalists did extensive propaganda among Maku peasantry in order to end the serfdom and counter the tyranny. These activities were effective and a significant movement was formed in the Maku rural communities against the local khans and landowners. The present article seeks to investigate causes and bases for the movement formation and its consequences, using the press, archival documents, and historical books based on a descriptive-analytical method. The result of this research shows that the unjust lord-serf relations in Maku and the dominance of the Bayat khans over the lives of the peasants, along with the widespread propaganda of the constitutionalists among the peasantry, were the main factors in the formation of this movement. The confiscation of Khans’ properties, the establishment of rural associations, and the expulsion of Iqbal al-Saltaneh from Maku were among the most important consequences of this movement. In addition, although the constitutionalists of Azerbaijan were the instigators of this movement, they did not provide any support for Mako peasants afterward. Consequently, Iqbal al-Saltaneh was able to suppress the Mako peasant movement severely and reestablish serfdom with extensive support from the conservatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
