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Reza Khan

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Reza Khan

Gender: Male

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Reza Khan and Seyyed Zia seize power in Tehran

đź“… 21 February 1921

A coup brought Reza Khan and Seyyed Zia to power. The Persian Cossack force’s Russian institutional origins formed part of the background to Iran’s changing state and foreign relations.

Coup brings Reza Khan and Seyyed Zia to power

đź“… 21 February 1921

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...

Majlis ends Qajar rule and establishes the Pahlavi dynasty

đź“… 12 December 1925

The Majlis voted to depose the Qajar dynasty and transfer provisional governing powers to Reza Khan pending a constituent assembly. Reza Khan was crowned Reza Shah in 1926. Parliamentary procedure...