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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 ...
War flag and ensign of Iran: War flag and ensign of Iran. (It was first designed in 1910 with the Kiani Crown, which was switched to the Pahlavi Crown in 1925.) 1979–1979: War flag and ensign of the Islamic Republic of Iran: War flag and ensign of the Islamic Republic of Iran (by removing the Pahlavi Crown and before the withdrawal of the ...
The Pahlavi Crown was commissioned and first used for the coronation of Reza Shah on 25 April 1926. [1] It was used for the last time during the coronation of his son and successor Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 26 October 1967. The crown is currently on display with the rest of the Iranian National Jewels at the Treasury of National Jewels in Tehran.
In 1935, Rezā Shāh issued a decree asking foreign delegates to use the term Iran in formal correspondence, in accordance with the fact that "Persia" was a term used by Western people for the country called "Iran" in Persian. His successor, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, announced in 1959 that both Persia and Iran were acceptable and could be used ...
The Pahlavi dynasty (Persian: سلسله پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty that ruled for roughly 53 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.
An elaborate diamond and emerald Aigrette, set in silver.Part of the Iranian Crown Jewels. The Iranian National Jewels (Persian: جواهرات ملی ایران, Javāherāt-e Melli-ye Irān), originally the Iranian Crown Jewels (Persian: جواهرات سلطنتی ایران, Javāherāt-e Saltanati-ye Irān), include elaborate crowns, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen ...
Flag of the Safavid dynasty: under Tahmasp I 1576–1666 Flag of the Safavid dynasty: Lion and sun: 1709–1738 Flag of the Hotaki dynasty: 1736–1796 Flag of the Afsharid dynasty: 1747–1826 Flag of the Durrani Empire: 1750–1796 Flag of the Zand dynasty: 1964 - July 29, 1980: Flag of Iran, also known as the Three Colour Flag: With the Lion ...
The Imperial Standards of Iran (Persian: پرچمهای سلطنتی ) were the personal official flags of the Shāhanshāh, Shahbānū, and Crown Prince of Iran, adopted at the beginning of 1971. The official flag of Shāhanshāh consisted of a pale-blue field with the flag of Iran in the upper left corner and the Pahlavi coat of arms in ...