The History of Vali in West of Iran

Abstract

Valian family possessed a pedigree which is subject of debate because of its content and author.  The name of Mohammad Jafar ibn Mohammad Ali Nasabeh appears At the bottom of pedigree.  He was a genealogist of Qajar Era.  The preparation date of this pedigree was written on the bottom as 1245 AH.  It was during Hassan Khan reign who was Vali at the time till 1255 AH.  Hussein Khan had ruled Poshtkooh for 30 years when pedigree was prepared.  Mohammad Jafar Nasabeh noted on the pedigree that the original one was in the verge of destruction when he wrote the new one. The present research titled the history of Vali in west of Iran, investigated social and economic structure of Vali period and also their background and history. The research method in the present study is descriptive and data were collected by librarian method. The data of the present research were extracted from valuabe surces such as books, papers, Internet and so on. The findings of the present research indicated that The government of Lorestan satraps was continuous to early of Qajar government. Fathalishah Qajar after fixing his government in the country, appointed his son Mohammad Ali as satrap of western areas of Iran. During 1908, the son of Gholamreza Khan, Yadollah Khan was confirmed by king. During first regimen of Pahlavi (1907), Aligholi Khan the son of Gholam reza Khan that was satrap of Postkooh, after escaping of his father went to Baghdad and made a riot against Rezah Shah that was removed by Razmara.

Keywords: Vali, west area of Iran, Qajar, Pahlavi