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The Pahlavi dynasty was created in 1925 and lasted until 1979, when it was ousted as part of the Islamic Revolution, which ended Iran's continuous monarchy and established the current Islamic Republic of Iran. The Pahlavis came to power in 1925 with the ascension to the throne of Reza Shah, a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack ...
The national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: پرچم ایران), also known as the tricolour (Persian: پرچم سهرنگ ایران), is a tricolour featuring the Pan-Iranian colors comprising equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national emblem ("Allah") in red centred on the white band and the takbir written 11 times each in the Kufic script in white ...
Flag of the Safavid dynasty. during Shah Tahmasp's reign The reason he had placed a sheep on the official flag was that he was born during the month of Aries. [13] 1576–1732: Flag of the Safavid dynasty: After Shah Tahmasp's death, the sheep was replaced by a lion again. [13] 1576–1666 Banner of the Safavid Qizilbash
Nader Shah Afshar[a] (Persian: نادر شاه افشار; 6 August 1698 [5] – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a rebellion. He fought numerous campaigns throughout the Middle ...
Sign of Lion in Persepolis; Achaemenid Persian relief University of Chicago Oriental Institute.. The Lion and Sun (Persian: شیر و خورشید, romanized: Šir-o Xoršid, pronounced [ˌʃiːɾo xoɾˈʃiːd]; Classical Persian: [ˌʃeːɾu xʷuɾˈʃeːd]) is one of the main emblems of Iran (), and was an element in Iran's national flag until the 1979 revolution and is still commonly used ...
Monarchism in Iran. Personal Standard of Shah of Iran before 1979 Revolution, Lion and Sun Flag of Iran with Pahlavi Coat of Arms. Turquoise is the colour of monarchists. Iranian monarchism is the advocacy of restoring the monarchy in Iran, which was abolished after the 1979 Revolution.
The Pahlavi dynasty (Persian: دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty that ruled for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier [1] in modern times, who took on the name of the Pahlavi language spoken in the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire to strengthen his nationalist credentials.
The National Emblem of Iran (Persian: نشان رسمی, romanized: Nešâne Rasmi, lit. 'Formal Emblem') since the Iranian Revolution features four curves and a sword, surmounted by a shadda. The emblem was designed by Hamid Nadimi, and was officially approved by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the first supreme leader of Iran, on 9 May 1980.