The Persian ''Tarbiyat'' (;

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equivalent: "Education") was the first non-governmental newspaper in Iran. It was founded in Teheran by Mirza Mohammad Hosseyn Foroughi, also known as Zaka-al Molk, in 1896 and was published until 1907. For Foroughi, who was a poet and also worked as a translator for

Naser al-Din Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...

, the acquisition of modern sciences was of decisive importance for the development of the country and its society. Contrary to the common perception of traditional education and science, he wanted to contribute to the modernisation of the Iranian society by publishing this journal. The publication history of the nine years with a total of 434 issues varied between daily, weekly and monthly publications. The articles deal with topics such as history and geography but also with medical and other scientific subjects. Particularly due to its literary focus and the publication of numerous translations the journal was a literary pioneer of that time.Hassan Kamshad: Modern Persian Prose Literature, Cambridge 1966, p. 29ff.

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* Online-Version
Tarbiyat
* Further information
www.translatio.uni-bonn.de
* Digital editions
Arabische, persische und osmanisch-türkische Periodika
* 1890s establishments in Iran 1896 establishments in Asia 1907 disestablishments in Iran Cultural magazines Defunct literary magazines Defunct magazines published in Iran Education magazines Irregularly published magazines Literary magazines published in Iran Magazines established in 1896 Magazines disestablished in 1907 Magazines published in Tehran Persian-language magazines {{iran-lit-mag-stub

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