A series of local geographical texts appeared throughout Iran in the 1870s and 1880s in the context of an attempt by the Qājār dynasty to collect information on its imperial possessions. These texts combine the instrumental approach of compiling knowledge for the court with literary traditions in local historiography. This article explores these local geographical writings through theories on identity and space, arguing that these texts reflect the shifting spatial imagination of Persianate elites in the context of rapid social and economic change. These texts are an alternate entry point for viewing the politics of identity in Qājār Iran, challenging the teleological approach to the emergence of nationalism in secondary literature. Taking the close relationship between territory and community as a starting point, this article argues that expressions of regional socio-economic unities, which are a key feature of the geographical writings of Iranian elites, reflect the consolidation of regional identities.

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十九世纪伊朗的地理文学：地域认同与空间建构

1870年代和1880年代，整个伊朗都出现了一系列当地地理文字，这是卡贾尔王朝试图收集有关其帝国财产的信息的背景。这些文本结合了汇编法院知识的工具方法和当地史学中的文学传统。本文通过关于身份和空间的理论探索了这些当地的地理著作，认为这些文本反映了在社会和经济快速变化的背景下波斯精英阶层不断变化的空间想象力。这些文本是观察伊朗Qājār身份政治的另一个切入点，挑战了二手文学中民族主义兴起的目的论方法。以领土与社区之间的紧密关系为起点，