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when he became the next king after Jahangir’s death. Shah Jahan was named as one of the greatest Mughal emperor as his rule is remembered as the Golden Era of Mughals (taj.gov.in). During his reign, Taj Mahal is not the only monument that Shah Jahan made, but it is definitely stands out the most. Among the rest, Agra’s Pearl Mosque, the palace and great mosque of Delhi, Diwan-e-Aam and Diwan-e-Khas inside the Red Fort of Delhi (taj.gov.in). Shah Jahan might have made the other building for many reasons

The perception of the Iranian Revolution In 1979 the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution, leaving the Ayatollah to take charge of the country. The Shah was very westernized and he focused on pleasing Western countries, he did things to benefit such countries in order to become friends with them and he wanted Iran to become like them. He even gave the U.S and the U.K the “keys” to the oil fields which was a key aspect of Iran’s economy at the time. On the other hand the Ayatollah

The shah declared martial law on September 8, 1978, and his forces killed dozens of protestors on the streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran (Stock). A general strike was declared in October, and by December, there were demonstrations in Tehran as many as 9 million people strong (Stock). The shah left Iran for medical treatment in the United States on January 16, 1979, before dying in Egypt the next year

Mughal Inspiration: Art Forms Increasing Culture After the Mughals arrived in India, a great cultural growth occurred in many different forms of art, such as music, visual art, architecture, and literature. India was already a country with many different cultural aspects, but the Mughals, of Turkish-Mongolian descent, expanded the realm of art even further. This Mughal art and architecture was considered an Indo-Islamic-Persian style, which combined different aspects of Islamic and Persian art with

The Iranian author of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, narrates a Bildungsroman showing her growth and development in Iran, as well as a memoir, showing the historical events in Iran. She discusses historical events like the Islamic revolution in 1979, which made it compulsory for the Iranian females to wear veils. Satrapi’s life story is mainly set in Iran, where she shows readers the strict, controlling and oppressive government the Iranians live under as well as the importance of clothing and body

the US Central Intelligence Agency, though plans for the coup began in Britain about 2 years before the US became involved. Britain, since the early 18th century, had been very involved in Iranian economic affairs, due to Iranian leader Nasir al-Din Shah selling large chunks of Iranian industry to foreign investors in order to fund his well-known over-exuberance. Of his foreign investors, Britain bought into Iran heavily, purchasing rights to run a telegraph through Iran to India, exclusive rights

in the midst of the Persian Constitutional Revolution. Taking place from 1905-1907, the revolution was the result of citizen unrest with the Persian government, especially the lack of limits of power of the Shah, and the spending choices of the current Shah, Mozaffar ad-Din. In 1906, the Shah signed a constitution largely based on the Belgian Constitution (Abrahamian, Loc 849). In the 1910s, Persia had a neutral stance during World War I, but there was still fighting and chaos in the area (Abrahamian

Royal Rajasthan This package covers Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar, Kimsar, Jaisalmer, Rohet & Udaipur and lasts 13 nights & 14 days DAY 1 – DELHI Arrival in New Delhi, where you will be received and assisted by our officials and representatives, who will take you to your hotel and help you to check-in. While the city of New Delhi is the capital of India and offers a seamless combination of ancient and contemporary architecture, which represents the country’s colonial past, the adjoining Old Delhi

Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is known largely as one of the most famous and beloved structures in India with a tale of a romantic love story behind it. The magnificent structure is located in Agra, India along the bank of the Yamuna River. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal in 1632 for his beloved late wife Mumtaz Mahal meaning “ Beloved Ornament of the palace” (TajMahal). Mumtaz also known as Arjumand Banu Begum Was born in April 1593 to Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan, her father who was a Persian

Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and later the United States occupied Iran and forced its pro-German shah into exile, replacing him with his twenty-two year old son, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi” (Carnes and Garraty). In the early 1950’s, executive power was relocated to the leftist Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh.