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II. I.D Constitutional & Revolutionary Times

Constitutional crisis & Anglo-Russian partition of Persia
The Constitutional Revolution, 1905-11, during which a parliament and a constitutional monarchy were
established as well as a partition of Persia in economic zones by Russia and GB in 1907, were partly a result of
Russian domination and the Great Game. Russia had important commercial interests in the north and took
measures to secure them bv invading Azarbadian. This situation remained until WWI.
Map of the Anglo-Russian Partition of 1907
A division in Economic and Political Zones
A new constitution had been signed in 1907 and a parliament, Majlis, established. Shah Muzaffar-ed-Din died shortly
afterwards wards and was replaced by Shah Muhammed Ali, a reactionary, who stopped any democratic developement with
support from Russia

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The divisions of zones however did not influence the Persian postal services as such. But Russia established their own
post offices under the Russian postal administrations as well as under the consular systems
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Routes: Tabriz to Belgium via Julfa about 1910
Rates: 6 chahi