Course Contents

Unit 1 Iran 1.1 Iran after World War I 1.1.1 Condition of Iran at the conclusion of World War I 1.1.2 Rise of Raza Shah I and his reforms 1.2. Iran during and after the World War II 1.2.1 Allies Occupation of 1941 and the fall of Raza Shah I 1.3. Iranian Oil 1.3.1 Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 1.3.2 Dr. Mussadiq 1.4. Foreign Relations 1.4.1 Relations with the Muslim Countries 1.4.2 Relation with the Western Powers particularly with the USA 1.4.3 Relations with the USSR 1.4.4 Iran after the Revolution Unit 2 Turkey 2.1. Impact of the World War I 2.1.1 Treaty of Severes 2.1.2 War of Liberation 2.1.3 Lausanne Conference and abolition of Khilafat 2.2. Birth of the Turkish Republic 2.2.1 Kemal Ataturk 2.2.2 Reforms of Kemal Ataturk 2.2.3 Ismet Inonu 2.3. Turkey after World War II 2.3.1 Establishment of Democracy 2.3.2 NATO, Baghdad Pact and Cento Unit 3 Afghanistan 3.1 Afghanistan, after 3rd Anglo-Afghan war and World War-I 3.1.1 Ghazi Amanullah Khan, his reforms and its impacts (1919-1929) 3.1.2Zahir Shah-(1933-1973) His reforms and implementation of 1964constitution 3.1.4Daud Shah- (1973-1978), Emergency of Political Parties and revolutionary politics 3.1.5 Afghan Saur revolution in Afghanistan (27th April 1978) by Peoples Democratic Parties of Afghanistan (PDPA), Global Involvement in Afghanistan, Afghan War, the role of Pakistan. Russian withdrawal from Afghanistan, Transformation of Government to Afghan Mujahideen, Emergency of Taliban, their ruling period. End of Taliban regime, causes and impacts Unit 4 Central Asian Muslim States 4.1Uzbekistan 4.2Turkmenistan 4.3Kazakhstan 4.4Tajikistan 4.5Kyrgyzstan

Course Synopsis

This course deals with the history of modern Muslim world. It also deals with different countries’ political ups and downs, its administration and relations with other countries.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to: • acquaint themselves with the modern Muslim world • know about the relationships of Muslim world with rest of the world • analyze the effect of World War-I on subcontinent