One of the items that show obvious link of nomadic life with Iranian national identity is the deep influence of Iranian culture and literature on the tribes. It is evident that language and literature...

Constitutional revolution was formed against the despotic Qajar system and its authoritarian administration. Following that, parliamentary procedure was started with the establishment of the National...

The first president of the first Constitutional Assembly, was Morteza Qoli khan Sani’oddowleh. He held the office from 6th Oct. 1906 to 6th Sep. 1907. After him, Mirza Mahmud Khan Ehteshamossaltaneh Qajar Davallu...

With the coming of the Ghaznavis and the subsequent Seljuk conquest across the country, we are faced with gradually concentrated power and the formation of strong hereditary monarchy that takes all worldly...

Amir Abbas Hoveyda was the Minister of Finance in Hassan Ali Mansour’s cabinet from 8 March 1964 to 21 Jan. 1965. In the last months of Mansur’s Cabinet, a handwritten report dated August 28 1964...

In 1933, the records of the contract were burned because of what Shah called it a colonial contract. This action was followed by extra British government pressure on Iran and it was re-imposed on...

After meeting with Soviet leaders in Moscow, then U.S. president Richard Nixon, along with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger arrived in Tehran, May 31, 1972 and met with the Shah and...

About the year 1891, in Sorkhab neighborhood of Tabriz, a boy was born who was named MohammadTaghi. His father, major MohammadBagher Khan Pessian of Kurdish tribes, and his mother...

Status of women in this period is defined with a look to the impacts of the society. In this socio political situation, the life of women were largely restricted. However, some of them were involved in...

In a break with tradition, the British did not enter into any talk with the Shah and the dignitaries about the candidates of the head of cabinet. Despite the fact that Norman in his meeting with Ahmad Shah...

Prior to the coup, Seyyed Ziaaddin Tabatabi provided lieutenant Reza Khan with a list of tens of dignitaries to be detained after the coup had been carried out. So shortly after the coup, group detainment...

Daughter of Mohammad Qassem Khan Qajar, granddaughter of Soleiman Khan Etezadodowleh, and a cousin to Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Malek Jahan Khanom is a famous lady in Iranian contemporary history...

SAVAK is known as the main repressive machine of the Pahlavi regime during its last twenty years of dominance. Most opponents of Pahlavi regime have had very unpleasant memories of how SAVAK treated them...

Son of Mohammad Nassiri (Amidolmamlek), Nematollah Nassiri was born in Semnan, 1900. His mother was Zarin Taj khanum. Following his elementary education he was graduated from military school as second Lieutenan...

In their protest against Lianazof’s concession, the fishermen of Anzali took a sit in at the telegraph house of the town. According to the concession, all halal fish were for the domestic consumers...

Although, the rivalry of the two superpowers, the Tsarist Russia and the Great Britain in the 19th century did not lead to direct colonialism in Iran, but it led to irrecoverable damages to this country...

The years between 1925 and 1945 might be considered as the most important and critical years of Iran’s contemporary history, as there was shown great attempt to change the cultural and social institutions...

This is a brief writing about a man who has been treated as an historical outcast through the criticism of historians. During the constitutional revolution, Soltan Abdolmajid Mirza Einoddowleh...

Sheikh Khazal of Banikaab tribe is one of the leading Anglophile figures of Iran, who played an important role in the Khuzestan province from constitutional period onwards. He helped the British during the First...

The commercial firm of Jahanian was one of the reputable credit incorporations of late Qajar period. It was founded by Khosrow Shah Jahan and his brothers Parviz, Gudarz, Rostam and Bahram, the Zoroastrian...

The constitutional Firman (decree) was issued on August 5th 1906. The decree provided an opportunity for the people to form a majlis consisting of their deputies to make consultations over the important affairs of the country...

In one of his excursions to Imameh village of Lavassan district, Nasser-ad-din Shah met a young girl called Fatemeh. Despite her young age, she gave appropriate replies to the Shah’s questions. Her talent and brightness...

Throughout the Iranian history, especially after the establishment of the Safavids and the foreign countries threatening of Iran's integrity, the reinforcement of the country's defence became one of the main...

In 1901, Mozaffaraddin Shah granted the oil concession to William Knox D'arcy, a British subject, eventual outcome of this was the absolute dominance of the British government on Iranian oil resources until the...

Gholam Abbass Aram is included among mysterious elements of Iran's contemporary history. Based on the following document it is evident that one day after the success of the Islamic revolution, he went to the...

With the establishment of Rastakhiz party in March 1971, the autocracy and tyranny of the government reached to its pitch in Iran. Following that the government-formed parties including Iran Novin, Mardom and...

Following the execution of Ali Mohammad Bab, the hostility rose among his followers which led to the split in this religion. There appeared two branches: Azali Branch under Mirza Yahya Sobhe Azal and the Bahais...

Undoubtedly, oil is one of the main factors playing a leading role in Iran's economy, which has led to many important events in Iranian history. Perhaps when Mozaffaroddin Shah and his premier granted the oil...

The Jangal (Jungle) movement is one of the main events occurred during the period from the Constitutional movement up to Reza Khan's 1921 coup. Through agrandisment of the danger of Bolshevism...

An agent of the Anglo-Iranian oil Company in Tehran, and educated at oxford, Seddan entered the Oil Company service in 1933. His first position was in the oil distribution office in Iraq. In 1939, after six years...