The fall of imperial Russia in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution should have been good news for Iran’s Qajar dynasty, which had fought three wars with Russia and lost much of its Caucasian territory in the process. But instead of eliminating a serious rival, the events of 1917 upset the delicate balance of … Continue reading Today in Middle Eastern history: the 1921 Iranian coup
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A Persian Shah in Europe
A website called iroon.com has put together a video of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, who ruled Iran (which most people outside Iran then called "Persia") from 1896 until his death in 1907, based on photos, films, and even an audio recording from the three trips he made to Europe while he was Shah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh1iO5QuJvg The … Continue reading A Persian Shah in Europe
