Autonomous Government of Khorasan - Plans

Plans

Commenced between 2 April to 25 May

• Reform the military organisation of Khorasan and proclamation of martial law. The nizam (infantry) and Gendarmerie were combined to form this new force. New soldiers were heavily recruited for the new force. In April there were only 200 Gendarms while in October there were approximately 5,000.
• Setup of a finance commission to investigate and assess revenue claims. This had outraged wealthy tribal chiefs and merchants.
• Reform of the shrine administration, this included steps to be taken against those shrine administrators who had consumed vast amount of shrine's revenues.
• Subsidisine two local newspapers Sharq-e-Iran (The East of Iran) and Mihr-e-Monir (The Shining Sun) to support the government of Seyed Zia Tabatabaei.

Commenced between 26 May to 6 Oct

• Impose of censorship in the telegraph office.
• Series of arrest of persons believed to have been collaborating with Persia's Central Government of Ahmad Qavam.
• Kumiteye Melli-e Khorasan (National Committee of Khorasan) issued a manifesto on 15 September 1921, and prepared a proclamation declaring Khorasan a republic which was postponed by Colonel Pesyan and never implemented.
• Sold a large amount of grain to a Bolshevik Food Purchasing Commission.
• Extracted forced loans from the wealthy and auctioned off the belongings of the defeated tribal chiefs.
• Encouraged anti-British stance, pro-Soviet ideas and Persian Nationalist beliefs.
• Imposed a poll tax on all travellers leaving Mashhad and 10% Tax on all exports.
• Encouraged export of goods to Afghanistan and Soviet Union.
• Established a local Bank in September 1921.
• Striking of its own coinage was also considered.
• Steps for the inception of a Department of Education were taken, Colonel Pesyan himself sunscribing money in the interests of female schooling.