United Kingdom Ambassador, Sir Arthur Hardinge's View of Iranian Society of Mozaffari Era

During Mozafar-al Din Shah’s rulership, in addition to tensions and conÀicts inÀicted by the Russian and British powers, Iran was in a socio-economic chaotic situation. Sir Arthur Harding was the UK ambassador in Tehran from 1901 to 1905 (1280-1284 solar calendar). He has written all his observances of that sensitive juncture of Iran in a book entitled Political Reminiscences. This piece of writing circles around reviewing Sir Arthur Harding’s comment on developments of Iranian society and court at Mozaffari era. It deals with the issue via a descriptive, analytical method and based on the library sources.