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The Persian Constitutional Revolution was a revolution in Iran against the despotic rule of the last Qajar Shah. This revolution happened during 1905–1911 and lead to the establishment of parliament in Iran. The Qajar dynasty was the ruling family of Persia from 1796 to 1925. ... Shah (in Persian: شاه), from the Old Persian word khshathra king, is the Persian term for a monarch and used by the former rulers of Persia (present-day Iran) as well as the rulers of the Persian Empire. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ...

Categories: Historical stubs | Iran-related stubs | Persian history Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The White Revolution was a reform program launched by the Muhammad Reza Shah of Iran in 1963. ... The 1979 (or second) energy crisis occurred in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. ... The history of Iran covers thousands of years, from the kingdom of Elam to the modern Islamic Republic of Iran. ...

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HISTORY OF IRAN FACTS AND INFORMATION (2540 words)
	The ancient nation of Iran was historically known to the West as Persia until March_21, 1935.
	Iran greatly increased its defense budget and by the early 1970s was the region's strongest military power.
	A border dispute between Iraq and Iran was resolved with the signing of the Algiers_Accord on March_6, 1975.

MSN Encarta - Islamic Revolution of Iran (1551 words)
	Islamic Revolution of Iran, widespread uprising in 1978 and 1979 in which Islamic fundamentalists and their supporters overthrew Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran.
	In 1964 the shah exiled Khomeini from Iran.
	But while the constitution partly diminished the religious authority of the wali faqih and placed clerics on an equal footing with politicians, it reinforced the government’s powers to impose its decisions on society.

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