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Gumesh Teppe and Gunbad-i-Qabus, the headquarters
of the rebels, were occupied on the 5th November, thus dis
posing of the Goklans. Osman Akhund the Yamut leader
and chief rebel fled to Russia. Marava Teppe was occu
pied and thus the operations against the Turkomans were
brought to a successful conclusion. The Yamuts—15,000
men, women and children—took refuge in Soviet territory,
. where they remained till February 1926. Telegraph lines
were constructed between Bandar-i-Gaz and Gumesh Teppe,
and between Asterabad and Gunbad-i-Qabus early in 1926.
The Soviet authorities were reliably reported both by
the Persian authorities and by travellers to have instigated
this Turkoman rebellion and to have helped the rebels with
arms and ammunition.
Hashmat-ud-Daulah, the Governor-General, was recalled
to Tehran in June and a Military Governor-General
Sarhang Murtaza Khan was appointed to act in his place.
In October 1925, Reza Khan, the Prime Minister, suc
ceeded through intensive propaganda, in winning over the
majority of the Mejlis (National Assembly) in favour of the
abolition of the Qajar dynasty and the formation of a Pro
visional Government with himself at its head. The Pro
visional Government was recognized by all the Foreign
Powers and the news of the abdication of the Qajars was
received in Khurasan without any signs ©f regret. The
Meshed garrison received 1 month’s pay as a bonus.
The reorganisation of the army w T as taken in hand in
December and the Amnieh (Road Guards) force which had
been brought under the Minister of War in 1922 was
transferred once more to the Ministry of the Interior.
On the 12th December, the Mejlis unanimously decided
to offer the throne to Reza Shah, and his male descendants.
The new dynasty was tq be known as the Pahlevi dynasty.
The conscription law which had been passed by the
Majliss in 1925 was enforced in earnest in February 1926.
In March, Colonel Murad Ali Khan was sent from
Tehran to superintend the ehforcement of conscription in
Khurasan. He started his work from Sarakhs where 100
men were enlisted. About 1,050 men w T ere taken from
Sabzawar and Nishapur.
The agitation against conscription in Tehran, Isfahan
and Shiraz had no counterpart in Khurasan.