Also Nassereddin Shah Qajar, was the King of Persia from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. shah iran stock illustrations Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia, 1870 Vintage ...

A new restoration project has been commended on Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine, a revered historical and cultural monument, ...

A pictorial scroll depicting the coronation procession of Mohammad Shah Qajar, dated 1835 A Qajar lacquer book cover, attributable to the painter Muhammad Ismail, depicting preparations for the Siege ...

The largely peaceful Constitutional Revolution of 1906 forced the Iranian shah at that time to declare Iran a constitutional monarchy with legislative powers vested in a majles, or parliament. The ...

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia. 1807 Vintage engraving of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. Iconographie generale et methodique du Costume, Raphael JACQUEMIN persian king ...

A mummy discovered near the Iranian capital "most probably" belongs to the father of the last Shah of Iran, his family has said. The mummified remains were found on Monday during construction at a ...

The last Sasanid shah died a fugitive in eastern Iran in 651. The caliphate was the governing institution ... but in the 1780s a family of leaders of the Qajar tribe eclipsed the Zands and established ...

This all changed after the 1921 coup brought an end to the Qajar dynasty and brought to power Reza Shah. Reza Shah refused to give concessions to foreign powers and focused on growing Iran. The Soviet ...

He had royal decrees from the Shah, he said, dismissing Mossadegh. As recently as a year ago, Teheran would have rung with the news; now it caused no stir. In northern Iran, at Ramsar on the ...

His Imperial Majesty, Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, ceremoniously hammered a golden spike into a railway tie last week. Later, excited Iranians in Teheran watched the first train to make the ...

Iran, a country steeped in history and natural beauty, offers travelers a treasure trove of unforgettable experiences. With ...