Social mobility of the Shiites of Baghdad and factors affecting it (329 - 448 AH)

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1 Associated Professor Department of History, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.A, Department of History, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The experience of Shi'i social mobility in Baghdad in the 4th and 5th centuries AH indicates shifts in the social base. The mission of this article is to outline how social mobility occurred in Shi'i society in Baghdad and what changes resulted.
The descriptive research approach and qualitative analysis assumed that the Shi'a community had relatively good social mobility due to the presence of scholars in cultural centers and ministers and servants in the caliphate system. Historical accounts examined job changes, social connections, social status and respect, the value and importance of assigned social status, etc., as factors of social mobility and obtaining governmental and public positions for career advancement, joining the community of scholars, and increasing income, etc., as methods of social mobility.
Two reasons for the most frequent social mobility among scholars are a larger statistical population and social prestige and status through the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Ministers and naqba ranked second and had upward mobility through obtaining government positions and increasing income. Downward mobility was observed among the lower class of society and a few ministers due to economic and job crises, as well as religious conflicts and enmities. Horizontal mobility was most frequent among scholars.

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  • Receive Date: 14 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 08 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 18 July 2025

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