Reza Shah

When Mahmud Ghazan, the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division, came to power after his father Arghun, the economic state of Iran was deteriorating, the value of currency was decreasing and there was not enough wealth available for the government to rule over the country. In order to resolve this matter, Ghazan Khan reformed many elements of the Ilkhanate such as defining Islam as the state religion, land grants, standardizing currency and fiscal policy. This paper is an attempt

The post-coup era was a flourishing time for American-Iranian relations. It was not that the people of Iran were particularly fond of the US, but rather the Shah’s relationship with the US. His power was essentially granted to him by both the US and Britain, and as a result he was to do as they instructed, causing him to become the “American puppet.” The US propelled him into becoming a “domineering leader over the Iranian government and masses,” which was the opposite of Mossadegh. Such a regime

domain of virtual reality. In principle, the shah may have asserted monopoly over the means of violence,

The people loved him because as soon as he took power, he set about making reforms; he granted women more rights than they had ever received in Iran and permitted religious freedom.11 Mossadegh also appealed to the Iranian people as he, unlike prior Shahs, was neutral in foreign policy. He made negotiations with foreigners illegal, which was controversial in Iran because it would destroy its economy. In 1952, Mossadegh appointed a new chief of war and head of staff. This granted him control of Iran’s

students, stormed the American embassy on November 4, 1979. This had all occurred because the former, exiled, Shah of Iran had been permitted entry into the United States to receive medical treatment for cancer. In the 1950’s the Shah of Iran was appointed by the United States. He was a dictator, who ruled with violence and cruelty. The people of Iran, are traditionally Shiite Muslims and the Shah was taking Iran towards a more progressive society. This further upset the people of Iran who did not want

Before Ayatollah Khomeini died, he spent eleven days in the hospital in an attempt to stop his internal bleeding. Khomeini eventually passed away due to a heart attack. At Khomeini’s funeral there was more than one million mourners, from around the world, hoping to get a glimpse at his coffin. They eventually buried Khomeini in the cemetery of martyrs in Tehran, Iran. When Ayatollah Khomeini created the Islamic Republic he said that the Republic is a “third way, neither East nor West”. The quote

ancient tradition of monarchy but it also produced profound change in domestic and foreign policy of Iran. Iran, which was, a prominent ally of the USA and Israel during Shah Dynasty, has become deeply antagonistic following the revolution. When we look at the course of the revolution, it can be considered a massive opposition to Shah dynasty rather than an Islamic revolution since the supporters of the revolution include many different circles ranging from liberals to moderate Islamists or from communists

The Islamic Revolution brought many restrictions to Iran and its citizens. Due to Islamic ideology a lot of changes occurred in the Persian lifestyle and culture. Besides the other after effects, the fashion, visual arts and of course music were affected greatly by this revolution. Before the revolution music was one of the widest cultural activities. In Khomeini’s words, “the road to reform in a country goes through its culture, so one has to start with cultural reform.”(Rastovac) since music was

Graphic Images Can the perspectives of human beings illustrate the negative effects of different topics? In Iran during the 1980’s, there was a change in government which caused many different laws to form. Many people left the corrupt country, but others thought that there was a need to stay. Persepolis, is about a girl named Marjane who is experiencing the change of a dynasty. The government starts to undergo drastic changes which leaves the Satrapi family with a decision to make on whether to

On the “viciousness of the SAVAK” see Cmiel (1999: 1234). Richard Cottam (1979: 6) notes that the period of the last Shah’s reign “were the years of seeming stability in Iran. The coercive control apparatus, especially SAVAK (the security and information agency), convinced the Iranian people that it was omnipresent, omniscient, and entirely ruthless. It was generally accepted in opposition circles that the number of political prisoners was in the range of 50,000-100,000, and there were detailed and