1908 bombardment of the Majlis
The 1908 bombardment of the Majlis of Iran took place on 23 June 1908 in Tehran, during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, when the Persian Cossack forces, commanded by Vladimir Liakhov and other Russian officers, bombarded and suppressed the Iranian parliament, the Majlis.
A number of constitutionalists arrested in the Shah Garden.
Parliament of Tehran - image of 1906
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, who was Shah of Iran at time of 1908 Tehran bombardment and wanted to subdue Majlis.
The Majlis building after the bombardment by the Cossack Brigade under the command of Colonel Liakhov, 1908
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the province, county and the Central District. With a population of around 9 million and 400 thousand in the city and around 16 million and 800 thousand in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, The Greater Tehran metropolitan area contains towns like the "New Town of Andisheh", "Islam Shahr", "Shahreh Qods", "Shahryar", "Pakdasht", "Firooz Kooh" and "Shamiran". Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population.
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Image: پل طبیعت تهران (cropped)
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