Persian famine of 1917-1918
Persian famine of 1917-1918. As much as 1/4 of the population living in the north of Iran died in the famine[1][2] Although the research of Mohammad Gholi Majd alleges as many as 8-10 million killed, this is based on an original population estimate of 19 million. Other estimates place the original population at only 11 million, calling Majd's numbers heavily into question.[3][4] The Iranian government has stated that the famine was caused by the British (this is disputed, should be seen in context of bad Iran–United Kingdom relations) and that 8-10 million people died, this death toll also being in the American Archives.[5][6]
Bibliography
- Majd, Mohammad Gholi (2003). The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0761826330.
References
- ↑ "Global Connections . Timeline". Pbs.org. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ↑ Kenneth Pollack (2004). The Persian Puzzle: Deciphering the Twenty-five-Year Conflict Between the United States and Iran. Random House Publishing Group. p. 25.
- ↑ Floor, Willem (2005-01-01). "Review of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919". Iranian Studies. 38 (1): 192–196. JSTOR 4311715.
- ↑ Messkoub, Mahmood (2006-01-01). "Social Policy in Iran in the Twentieth Century". Iranian Studies. 39 (2): 227–252. JSTOR 4311815.
- ↑ "8-10 million Iranians died over Great Famine caused by the British in late 1910s, documents reveal". Khamenei.ir. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "8-10 million Iranians died over Great Famine caused by the British in late 1910s, documents reveal". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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