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Seyed Ashrafedin Hosseini Gilani (Persian: سید اشرفالدین حسینی گیلانی) (1870–1934) was a combatant poet in
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Ashrafedin was finally arrested for his anti government activities. The exact date of his arrest in unknown. As it was announced in his newspaper, ''Nasim-e Shomal'', Ashrafedin died on 20 March 1934 in Tehran. He was buried in a cemetery near the city of Rey south of the capital Tehran. The ''Nasim-e Shomal'' did not last long after his death.Iranian Political Satirists: Experience
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
's constitutional revolution and the editor of the '' Nasim-e-Shomal'' (English: Northern Breeze ), a short-lived newspaper that used poems and satire to comment on the political and social situation of Iran at the time.AŠRAF GĪLĀNĪ/ref>
Early life and education
Ashrafedin born in 1870 inQazvin
Qazvin (; ; ) is a city in the Central District (Qazvin County), Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the provi ...
. He lost his father when he was only six months old. His paternal heritage was usurped. This brought him and his family into extreme poverty.
Ashrafedin finished his elementary education in his home town then went to Najaf
Najaf is the capital city of the Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 is about 1.41 million people. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam an ...
(Iraq
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) for religious education. He came back to Iran after five years and continued his studies there.
It was in 1906 while living in Rasht
Rasht (; ) is a city in the Central District (Rasht County), Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of ...
(north of Iran) that he got to know the leaders of the constitutional revolution and started publishing the weekly newspaper, ''Nasim-e Shomal''.
Constitutional Revolution
The revolution in 1906 was suppressed in its early stages. After the bombardment and dissolution of the parliament byMohammad Ali Shah Qajar
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (; 21 June 1872 – 5 April 1925) was the sixth shah of the Qajar dynasty and remained the Shah of Iran from 8 January 1907 until being deposed on 16 July 1909. He was furthermore the grandson of Iran’s early mod ...
, Ashrafedin fled to Eshtehard
Eshtehard () is a city in the Central District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics Language and ethnicity
The majority of the people of Eshtehard belong to the ...
, in the suburb of capital Tehran. A few months later when he returned to Rasht he became influenced by the leaders of the Social-Democrats of the Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...
. This effect was later visible in the articles published in ''Nasim-e Shomal''.
Death
Ashrafedin was finally arrested for his anti government activities. The exact date of his arrest in unknown. As it was announced in his newspaper, ''Nasim-e Shomal'', Ashrafedin died on 20 March 1934 in Tehran. He was buried in a cemetery near the city of Rey south of the capital Tehran. The ''Nasim-e Shomal'' did not last long after his death./ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilani, Ashraf 20th-century Iranian politicians 20th-century Iranian poets 1870 births 1934 deaths Iranian Islamic religious leaders People of the Persian Constitutional Revolution People from Qazvin 20th-century newspaper founders