Forces of the Persian Cossack Brigade under Russian officers bombarded the Majlis during Mohammad Ali Shah’s coup against constitutional government. The attack linked Russian military influence to the...
Forces of Mohammad Ali Shah, including the Persian Cossack Brigade under Russian officer Vladimir Liakhov, shelled parliament in Tehran and suppressed constitutional institutions. The attack began the...
Cossack forces led by Reza Khan entered Tehran and helped install journalist Seyyed Zia al-Din Tabataba’i as prime minister. British officials had contacts with plotters and British policy shaped...