Tehran

By tylermorgan1110

  • First Russo-Persian War

    First Russo-Persian War

  • War eventually lost to Russia, with loss of territory.

    War eventually lost to Russia, with loss of territory.

  • Constitutional Revolution. Dabashi calls this event the beginning of modern Iran, when the absolute monarchy becomes a constitutional monarchy (71).

    Constitutional Revolution. Dabashi calls this event the beginning of modern Iran, when the absolute monarchy becomes a constitutional monarchy (71).

  • Rule of the Pahlavi Royal Family (Reza Shah and son Muhammad Reza Shah)

    Rule of the Pahlavi Royal Family (Reza Shah and son Muhammad Reza Shah)

  • Reza Shah crowned himself

    Reza Shah crowned himself

  • Establishment of Tehran University, modern and secular

    Establishment of Tehran University, modern and secular

  • Veiling of women in public is banned by the Shah

    Veiling of women in public is banned by the Shah

  • Second Pahlavi monarch

    Second Pahlavi monarch

  • Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran; they promise Iran national sovereignty (Dabashi 124).

    Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran; they promise Iran national sovereignty (Dabashi 124).

  • Iranian Prime Minister Mosaddeq nationalizes the Iranian oil industry, which foments a power struggle with the Shah.

    Iranian Prime Minister Mosaddeq nationalizes the Iranian oil industry, which foments a power struggle with the Shah.

  • The US CIA engineers a coup (led by Kermit Roosevelt) that removes Prime Minister Mosaddeq, and brings the Shah back to power.

    The US CIA engineers a coup (led by Kermit Roosevelt) that removes Prime Minister Mosaddeq, and brings the Shah back to power.

  • The Shah establishes SAVAK, the secret police that act against political dissenters.

    The Shah establishes SAVAK, the secret police that act against political dissenters.

  • The White Revolution, initiated by the Shah and supported by President Kennedy, implements further secularization.

    The White Revolution, initiated by the Shah and supported by President Kennedy, implements further secularization.