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I added clarity to the anti-armenian movement in Iran at that time: it is not Armenians that were considered unclean, as previously stated, it's every non-muslim person that were not allowed to use the same bathhouse. The distinction being that the bath were not allowed to Armenians *because they were Armenians*; but because they were non muslim. This wording fits the situation better. |
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The '''Davidkhanian Mansion ([[Persian language|Persian]]: عمارت داویدخانیان)''' is a historic estate in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. It was one of the estates of the Davidkhanian family. It is now owned by the Iranian government.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Navisargian|first=Alice|date=2012|title=THE IMMORTALS|url=http://www.alicenavasargian.com/pdf/part2.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Encyclopaedia Iranica Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713072039/http://alicenavasargian.com/pdf/part2.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-13 }}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Located on the oldest street in Iran, Sepah Street, the main building on the grounds of the estate had fifty rooms. There were also many separate buildings on the property for family members, as well as a lily pond, four tennis courts, stables for the horses, and a rose garden. |
Located on the oldest street in Iran, [[Sepah Street]], the main building on the grounds of the estate had fifty rooms. There were also many separate buildings on the property for family members, as well as a lily pond, four tennis courts, stables for the horses, and a rose garden. |
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==Owners== |
==Owners== |
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General [[Martiros Khan Davidkhanian]], a prominent member of the Davidkhanian family, owned the house for much of the 19th century while serving as a General and Chief of Staff of the [[Persian Cossack Brigade]] as well as teaching French and Russian at [[Dar ul-Funun (Persia)|Dar ul-Funun]] as a professor. Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian and [[Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian]] were also known to frequent its grounds. |
General [[Martiros Khan Davidkhanian]], a prominent member of the Davidkhanian family, owned the house for much of the 19th century while serving as a General and Chief of Staff of the [[Persian Cossack Brigade]] as well as teaching French and Russian at [[Dar ul-Funun (Persia)|Dar ul-Funun]] as a professor. [[Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian]], [[Soleiman Khan Davidkhanian]], and [[Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian]] were also known to frequent its grounds. |
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In 1894 when his daughter Maryam Davidkhanian married [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]], another high ranking and highly decorated General in the Persian army, Martiros added this mansion-compound to her dowry.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Navasargian|first=Alice|title=The Immortals|year=2012}}</ref> |
In 1894 when his daughter Maryam Davidkhanian married [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]], another high ranking and highly decorated General in the Persian army, Martiros added this mansion-compound to her dowry.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Navasargian|first=Alice|title=The Immortals|year=2012}}</ref> |
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=='Hammam-e Amir'== |
=='Hammam-e Amir'== |
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As [[anti-Armenian sentiment]] rose in Iran, based in the religious tensions between the more powerful Muslim-Iranians and the Christian Armenians of Iran, Armenians were |
As [[anti-Armenian sentiment]] rose in Iran, based in the religious tensions between the more powerful Muslim-Iranians and the Christian Armenians of Iran, Armenians were not allowed to use public bathhouses, as it was considered haram for non muslims to use the public baths used by muslims. To rectify this grievance, and support his community, [[Martiros Khan Davidkhanian]] built a large bathhouse behind one of his mansions for the exclusive use of the Armenians of Iran. The people called the bathhouse 'the [[Emir]]'s bathhouse.'<ref name=":0" /> |
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In his retirement, [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]], husband of Maryam Davidkhanian, maintained the bathhouse that [[Martiros Khan Davidkhanian]] had erected behind the estate.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eliz.|first=Sanasarian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/56336089|title=Religious minorities in Iran|date=2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0-511-01769-3|oclc=56336089}}</ref> Following the [[Armenian genocide]] during [[World War I]], thousands more Armenians flooded into Persia, enjoying the bathhouse as a haven and luxury from anti-Armenian sentiment. |
In his retirement, [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]], husband of Maryam Davidkhanian, maintained the bathhouse that [[Martiros Khan Davidkhanian]] had erected behind the estate.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eliz.|first=Sanasarian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/56336089|title=Religious minorities in Iran|date=2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0-511-01769-3|oclc=56336089}}</ref> Following the [[Armenian genocide]] during [[World War I]], thousands more Armenians flooded into Persia, enjoying the bathhouse as a haven and luxury from anti-Armenian sentiment. |
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==1921 Coup d'état== |
==1921 Coup d'état== |
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[[File:Davidkhanian Mansion, 1884.png|thumb|The pond, Davidkhanian mansion]] |
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Following a long career in the Iranian military, [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]] retired to the Davidkhanian mansion, relinquishing his responsibilities leading the [[Persian Cossack Brigade]]. Immediately following his retirement, [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]], only a Sarhang (colonel) at the time, was promoted to Sartip, and began to rapidly rise through the ranks of the Brigade until becoming the leader of a regiment in [[Tehran]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=R.|first=Keddie, Nikki|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/40693830|title=Qajar Iran and the rise of Reza Khan, 1796-1925|date=1999|publisher=Mazda Publishers|isbn=1-56859-084-9|oclc=40693830}}</ref> |
Following a long career in the Iranian military, [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]] retired to the Davidkhanian mansion, relinquishing his responsibilities leading the [[Persian Cossack Brigade]]. Immediately following his retirement, [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]], only a Sarhang (colonel) at the time, was promoted to Sartip, and began to rapidly rise through the ranks of the Brigade until becoming the leader of a regiment in [[Tehran]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=R.|first=Keddie, Nikki|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/40693830|title=Qajar Iran and the rise of Reza Khan, 1796-1925|date=1999|publisher=Mazda Publishers|isbn=1-56859-084-9|oclc=40693830}}</ref> In 1921, [[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside|Edmund Ironside]], the Commander of occupying British forces in Persia, promoted [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]] to Commander.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ghani|first=Cyrus|title=Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power|date=January 6, 2001|pages=147}}</ref> About a month later [[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside|General Ironside]] encouraged [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]] to stage a coup against the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] government. [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]], residing at the Davidkhanian mansion, was visited by his colleagues in the Persian military and urged to consider opposing [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]] as [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan's]] troops gathered just outside of [[Tehran]]. As Alexander had been fond of Reza while Reza was a soldier under his command, and had developed a close relationship with him, he chose not to oppose the takeover.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Yaghoubian |first=David |title=Ethnicity, Identity, and the Development of Nationalism in Iran |publisher=Syracuse University Press |year=2014}}</ref> As a result, Reza Khan led a detachment of over 3,000 soldiers from the [[Persian Cossack Brigade|Brigade]] that March, and seized the capital, forcing the dissolution of the [[Qajar dynasty]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The Beginning of the Pahlavi Era|date=1998|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755612079.ch-014|work=Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah|publisher=I.B.Tauris|doi=10.5040/9780755612079.ch-014|isbn=978-1-8606-4258-6|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref> |
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In 1921, [[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside|Edmund Ironside]], the Commander of occupying British forces in Persia, promoted [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]] to Commander.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ghani|first=Cyrus|title=Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power|date=January 6, 2001|pages=147}}</ref> About a month later [[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside|General Ironside]] encouraged [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]] to stage a coup against the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] government. [[Alexander Khan Setkhanian]], residing at the Davidkhanian mansion, was visited by his colleagues in the Persian military and urged to consider opposing [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan]] as [[Reza Shah|Reza Khan's]] troops gathered just outside of [[Tehran]]. As Alexander had been fond of Reza while Reza was a soldier under his command, and had developed a close relationship with him, he chose not to oppose the takeover.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Zia-Ebrahimi|first=Reza|date=2017-01-31|title=David N. Yaghoubian. Ethnicity, Identity, and the Development of Nationalism in Iran.|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ahr/122.1.276|journal=The American Historical Review|volume=122|issue=1|pages=276–277|doi=10.1093/ahr/122.1.276|issn=0002-8762}}</ref> As a result, Reza Khan led a detachment of over 3,000 soldiers from the [[Persian Cossack Brigade|Brigade]] that March, and seized the capital, forcing the dissolution of the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar Dynasty]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The Beginning of the Pahlavi Era|date=1998|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755612079.ch-014|work=Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah|publisher=I.B.Tauris|doi=10.5040/9780755612079.ch-014|isbn=978-1-8606-4258-6|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref> |
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April approached and Alexander had still not pledged his loyalty to the new [[Shah]] like the many generals who had come forward to declare their loyalty. Alexander invited him to the Davidkhanian family mansion on Sepah Street to meet where he was guarded by members of the [[Persian Cossack Brigade|Brigade]]. On Reza Khan's orders, he and Alexander were |
April approached and Alexander had still not pledged his loyalty to the new [[Shah]] like the many generals who had come forward to declare their loyalty. Alexander invited him to the Davidkhanian family mansion on Sepah Street to meet where he was guarded by members of the [[Persian Cossack Brigade|Brigade]]. On Reza Khan's orders, he and Alexander were left alone to discuss matters of the future in private. The two walked the gardens of the estate, and began to circumnavigate the pond. Halfway around the pond, Alexander stopped walking and Reza Khan put his arm around the older general's shoulder, and continued to walk. Five years later, Reza Khan crowned himself king of Iran, establishing the [[Pahlavi dynasty]].<ref name=":1" /> |
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==See also== |
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The Davidkhanian Mansion (Persian: عمارت داویدخانیان) is a historic estate in Tehran, Iran. It was one of the estates of the Davidkhanian family. It is now owned by the Iranian government.[1]
Description
[edit]Located on the oldest street in Iran, Sepah Street, the main building on the grounds of the estate had fifty rooms. There were also many separate buildings on the property for family members, as well as a lily pond, four tennis courts, stables for the horses, and a rose garden.
Owners
[edit]General Martiros Khan Davidkhanian, a prominent member of the Davidkhanian family, owned the house for much of the 19th century while serving as a General and Chief of Staff of the Persian Cossack Brigade as well as teaching French and Russian at Dar ul-Funun as a professor. Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian, Soleiman Khan Davidkhanian, and Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian were also known to frequent its grounds.
In 1894 when his daughter Maryam Davidkhanian married Alexander Khan Setkhanian, another high ranking and highly decorated General in the Persian army, Martiros added this mansion-compound to her dowry.[2]
'Hammam-e Amir'
[edit]As anti-Armenian sentiment rose in Iran, based in the religious tensions between the more powerful Muslim-Iranians and the Christian Armenians of Iran, Armenians were not allowed to use public bathhouses, as it was considered haram for non muslims to use the public baths used by muslims. To rectify this grievance, and support his community, Martiros Khan Davidkhanian built a large bathhouse behind one of his mansions for the exclusive use of the Armenians of Iran. The people called the bathhouse 'the Emir's bathhouse.'[1]
In his retirement, Alexander Khan Setkhanian, husband of Maryam Davidkhanian, maintained the bathhouse that Martiros Khan Davidkhanian had erected behind the estate.[3] Following the Armenian genocide during World War I, thousands more Armenians flooded into Persia, enjoying the bathhouse as a haven and luxury from anti-Armenian sentiment.
1921 Coup d'état
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Following a long career in the Iranian military, Alexander Khan Setkhanian retired to the Davidkhanian mansion, relinquishing his responsibilities leading the Persian Cossack Brigade. Immediately following his retirement, Reza Khan, only a Sarhang (colonel) at the time, was promoted to Sartip, and began to rapidly rise through the ranks of the Brigade until becoming the leader of a regiment in Tehran.[4] In 1921, Edmund Ironside, the Commander of occupying British forces in Persia, promoted Reza Khan to Commander.[5] About a month later General Ironside encouraged Reza Khan to stage a coup against the Qajar government. Alexander Khan Setkhanian, residing at the Davidkhanian mansion, was visited by his colleagues in the Persian military and urged to consider opposing Reza Khan as Reza Khan's troops gathered just outside of Tehran. As Alexander had been fond of Reza while Reza was a soldier under his command, and had developed a close relationship with him, he chose not to oppose the takeover.[6] As a result, Reza Khan led a detachment of over 3,000 soldiers from the Brigade that March, and seized the capital, forcing the dissolution of the Qajar dynasty.[7]
April approached and Alexander had still not pledged his loyalty to the new Shah like the many generals who had come forward to declare their loyalty. Alexander invited him to the Davidkhanian family mansion on Sepah Street to meet where he was guarded by members of the Brigade. On Reza Khan's orders, he and Alexander were left alone to discuss matters of the future in private. The two walked the gardens of the estate, and began to circumnavigate the pond. Halfway around the pond, Alexander stopped walking and Reza Khan put his arm around the older general's shoulder, and continued to walk. Five years later, Reza Khan crowned himself king of Iran, establishing the Pahlavi dynasty.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Navisargian, Alice (2012). "THE IMMORTALS" (PDF). Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Navasargian, Alice (2012). The Immortals.
- ^ Eliz., Sanasarian (2000). Religious minorities in Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-511-01769-3. OCLC 56336089.
- ^ R., Keddie, Nikki (1999). Qajar Iran and the rise of Reza Khan, 1796-1925. Mazda Publishers. ISBN 1-56859-084-9. OCLC 40693830.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ghani, Cyrus (January 6, 2001). Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power. p. 147.
- ^ a b Yaghoubian, David (2014). Ethnicity, Identity, and the Development of Nationalism in Iran. Syracuse University Press.
- ^ "The Beginning of the Pahlavi Era", Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah, I.B.Tauris, 1998, doi:10.5040/9780755612079.ch-014, ISBN 978-1-8606-4258-6, retrieved 2021-08-26