Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Nadia Rah ¹
• Sina Foroozesh ²

¹ PhD student of Iranian history after Islam, University of Research Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Research Sciences,Tehran, Iran

Abstract

One of the problems of the contemporary history of Iran was the widespread famine crisis in the late Pahlavi period until the early period of Mohammad Reza Shah. The coincidence of this phenomenon with World War II and the occupation of the country by the Allies added to the severity of this crisis. This issue seems to be more serious in the southern regions of Iran. What has received less attention in this field is the examination of rural life in the midst of this crisis. This research seeks to describe the conditions of Bushehr villages during the considered famine period, investigate the measures taken and the consequences of the said crisis. This research has been done using descriptive-analytical method and using written sources, archival documents and press.
The results of this research show that most of the villages in the mentioned areas in the Persian Gulf region have been involved in this crisis. Meanwhile, the actions of the central government and local administrators sheriffs and Khans could not control this crisis. Because of this, many deaths, widespread insecurity, and finally the massive migration of rural people to the big cities of that period were among the results of this crisis.

Keywords

• Pahlavi period
• Persian Gulf
• Bushehr
• Rural areas
• Famine and Drought