Central Society

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Not to be confused with Secret Center or Secret Society (Persia).

The Central Society (Persian: انجمن مرکزی, romanized: Anjoman-e markazi) was an influential federation of more than 140 pro-Constitutional Revolution associations and organizations in Persia, based in Tehran. It was able to organize general strikes in bazaar, mobilize over 50,000 demonstrators and 3,000 armed volunteers to defend the Majlis of Iran.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 91. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
  2. ^ Afshar, Iraj (February 3, 2016). "TAQIZADEH, SAYYED ḤASAN i. To the end of the Constitutional Revolution". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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