Ehsanollah Khan Dustdar
Ehsanollah Khan Dustdar | |
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| Born | 1884 |
| Died | March 10, 1939 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | co-founding the Soviet Socialist Republic of Iran[1] and being killed in Moscow |
Ehsān-Allāh Khān Dūstdār (Persian: احسانالله خان دوستدار), (1883[1] or 1884 in Sari – March 10, 1939, in Moscow) also known as "Red Comrade", was an early twentieth century Iranian Marxist revolutionary and leader of the Persian Socialist Soviet Republic.[2]
Early life
He was born in Sari. He was a Baháʼí who ignored the then-current Baháʼí doctrine against participation in politics and official activities.[1] His father was an experimental doctor.[3][page needed]
Death
He was regarded as an "enemy of the people" by the NKVD authorities and later executed on March 10, 1939, in Moscow during the Great Purge.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Amanat, p. 67
- ^ a b * Chaqueri, Cosroe. "EḤSĀN-ALLĀH KHAN DŪSTDĀR". دانشنامه ایرانیکا Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- ^ Amanat, page unknown
- Mehrdad Amanat (2013). Jewish Identities in Iran: Resistance and Conversion to Islam and the Baha'i Faith. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1780767772.