The emergence and fall of Bagher Khan, the Great Majesty of Kakavand (1324-1340 AH)

The establishment of constitution and the gradual steps in lack of the power of the central government led to the emergence of local powers with the tribe backing up in different parts of Iran. Bagherkhan A'zam-al- Saltaneh, the head of Kakavand Tribe is one of those who, relying on his own tribes, became one of the major powers in Kermanshah and Lorestan, and played a role in the political relations of the west of the country. Lak- spoken tribe of Kakavand, who had no place in the political equations of the west of the country before the Constitutional Revolution, With the establishment of the Constitutional Revolution under the leadership of azam-al-saltaneh. This research with a descriptive-analytical approach, based on archival documents, search for answer the question of how the Azam-al-Saltaneh of Kakavand became one of the powers of the western region of Iran and What was his position in the late Qajar political developments (Salar- al-Dawleh rebellion and World War I)? The results of this study show that Kakavand tribe chief, through the weakness of the central government and the creation of insecurity in the region, was able to enter political relations in order to gain power and consolidate his government in Harsin and preside over Kakavand Tribe. He fought the Salar -al-Dawleh rebellion in accompany with contumacious prince of Qajar against the Constitutional government. On the other hand, he was one of the allies of the temporary government in the war against Russian Intruders in Iran.