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Iran

  • Mar 11, 1501

    Iran concidered as own state

    Iran was a monarchy ruled by shah. but became an islamic republic.
  • Jun 18, 1512

    safvid empire

    safvid empire
    The Safavids were an Iranian Shia dynasty of mixed Azeri and Kurdish origins, which ruled Persia from 1502 to 1722. Safavids established the greatest Iranian empire[ since the Islamic conquest of Persia, and established the school of Islam the official religion of their empire.
  • Battle of Dimdim

    battle between the Kurds and the Safavid Empire between 1609 and 1610. Very bloody Dimdim was captured and All the defenders were killed.
  • Mohammad Khan Qajar Shahanshah becomes ruler

    Mohammad Khan Qajar  Shahanshah becomes ruler
    A very cruel ruler of Iran.In 1796 Agha Muhammad moved his capital from Sari to Tehran. He was the first Persian ruler to make Tehran, he expanded Persian into the Caucasus.
  • war with russia

    war with russia
    A royal family that ruled Iran in 1795 Qajar Dynasty. ThenWar with Russia.In 1803 Ali Shah,went to fight the russian empire to because they were concerned by the strength and expansion.
  • Iran's name

    Reza Shah Pahlavi the king of Iran decided that the name of the country would be IranThe West said it was Persia. Iran means land of the Aryans.
  • Islamic Resolution

    Islamic Resolution
    Mohammad used secret police to controll country.Shah left Iran.
  • Khomeini era

    Khomeini era
    thousands of Iranian military people were killed because Iraq used chemical weapons in its warr. khomeini served as leader of the revolution of Iran from 1979 until June 3, 1989. It was horrifying costing tuns of money and lots of deaths.
  • islamic constitution

    islamic constitution
    the Islamic Republic Constitution was approved by the people through another referendum.
  • iraq-Iran war

    iraq-Iran war
    Iraq invaded Iran and wantedto replace iran as persian gulf. Iran lost and became weak for several years.