Abstract
During the nineteenth century, Jews in Iran were not treated with “justice and kindness,” even by Nasir al-Din Shah's own administrators. Due to lack of economic or political means, Iranian Jews could not do anything about the discrimination and repression against them. The incidents in Barfurush highlighted the Jews' plight and how other countries pressured the government to address their problems. This chapter examines the developments in Barfurush, the impact of famine on Iranian Jews, and the Shah's 1873 visit to Europe and his pronouncements of equality for the Jews. It was Mirza Husayn Khan Mushir al-Dawlah, the prime minister, who convinced the Shah to travel to Europe.
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