Qajar dynasty
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The Qajar dynasty is a formerly aristocratic Iranian dynasty that gained prominence with the rise of Shahverdi Sultan in the early 16th century as heads of the Turkoman Qajar tribe of the Qizilbash co
Coat of arms of the Qajar dynasty
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar Founder of the Qajar dynasty.
Hamid Mirza, heir presumptive and head of the Qajar dynasty from 1975 till 1988
Naser al-Din Shah, the fourth Qajar shah, notably used the title "Pivot of the Universe" (Qebleh-ye Alam)
Pahlavi dynasty
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The Pahlavi dynasty is an Iranian royal dynasty that was the last to rule Iran before the country's monarchy was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah Pahla
Qajar dynasty
…12 December 1925, declared Reza Shah, a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack Brigade, as the new shah of Iran, beginning the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. The Qajar dynasty, as the ruling lineage, held prominent positions as tribal heads long before establishing imperial rule, leveraging their military…
Reza Shah Pahlavi Founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty in 1940.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1960s
Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1940s
Official portrait of the Iranian royal family 1978.