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The Parthian Empire—ruled by the Parthians, a group of northwestern Iranian people—was the realm of the Arsacid dynasty. This latter reunited and governed the Iranian plateau after the Parni conquest of Parthia and defeating the Seleucid Empire in the late third century BC.
Second of only four women to rule in Iranian history. [y] Shapur V: 630 [102] (less than a year) Son of Shahrbaraz [102] Azarmidokht: 630–631 [103] (1 year) Daughter of Khosrow II. [92] Third of only four women to rule in Iranian history. [z] Farrukh Hormizd V: 631–632 [98] (1 year) General of Parthian descent (House of Ispahbudhan ...
Iran, in its various known forms, beginning with the Median dynasty, was a monarchy (or composed of multiple smaller monarchies) from the 7th century BCE until 1979.. It first became a constitutional monarchy in 1906 under the Qajar dynasty, but underwent a period of autocracy during the years 1925–1941 during the rule of Reza Shah, who, after staging a coup d'état that led to the founding ...
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi [a] (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last shah of Iran. [1] In 1941, he succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until 1979 when the Iranian Revolution overthrew him, abolished the monarchy and established the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ahmadinejad's outspoken pronouncements in foreign affairs included personal letters to a number of world leaders including one to American president George W. Bush inviting him to "monotheism and justice", [151] an open letter to the American people, [152] the declaration that there were no homosexuals in Iran, [153] an expression of happiness ...
The revolution resulted in an unprecedented opening for Iranian women into politics (mostly through demonstrations and voting), [189] and some authors argue that this had a lasting impact on Iranian women's political participation and role in the public sphere. [181]
Gordafarid's fearlessness and determination have made her a beacon of inspiration to Iranian audiences around the world at a time when female-led protests have erupted across her homeland after ...
Iran, [a] [b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) [c] and also known as Persia, [d] is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.