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A 6 page paper discussing Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1944), the former military commander who was crowned Shah of Iran in 1926 and his efforts to modernize his nation. The report examines both Iran and the Shah from the beginning of his rule as Shah to the reign of his son, Muhammad Riza Shah Pahvali's rule which began in 1941. Bibliography lists ten sources.
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File: D0_Rezashah.doc
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"supreme ruler," "chairman," or even "emperor." But "the shadow of God on earth" has to truly be the most impressive! Certainly, nothing is closer to God than the
"shadow of God." Although the people of ancient Iran were of tribal origins, for centuries, Iran ("Parsa" or "Persia") has been
governed by an absolute monarchy. Brief periods of democratic experiments have been part of the nations vast history but the monarchy was fully revived in the late eighteenth century
by the Qajar monarchy, which remained in power until Reza Khan, a military commander, had himself crowned as Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1926 (Abdel 352). Irans modern revolution ended a
pattern of monarchical rule that, until 1979, had been an almost uninterrupted feature of Iranian government for nearly 500 years. The tradition of monarchy itself is even older. Irans first
empire, the Achaemenid Empire, was already well-established by the 6th century BC. It had an absolute monarch, centralized rule, a highly developed system of administration, aspirations of world rule, and
a culture that was uniquely Iranian even as it borrowed, absorbed, and transformed elements from other cultures and civilizations. Throughout many historical eras, Iran was the center of an empire
and a great civilization (Abdelnasser PG). The Overthrow of the Qajar Empire The Qajars (1795-1925) attempted to revive the supremacy of ancient
Iranian empires. but they lacked the claims to religious legitimacy previous ruling groups such as the Safavids had held They were unable to establish a truly centralized control and had
to deal with the foreign threat European forces (most notably Russia and Britain) that were militarily, and economically superior. Foreign interference in Iran, Qajar misrule, and new ideas on government
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