Before the revolution, Shah Reza Pahlavi was the ruler of Iran. Under his leadership power was clustered and concentrated among his close allies and networks of friends and others with whom he had close relations. By 1970s, the gap between the poor and the rich was widening and huge distrust...
Karim Khan Zand holds an enduring reputation as the most humane Iranian ruler of the Islamic era. His descendants were overthrown by the Qajars.In the past, the citadel was sometimes used as a prison. Today, it is a museum operated by Iran’s Cultural Heritage Organization. A public park ...
well being and a long life. Reliefs which showed a military victory of a ruler or his performance of a ritual action were surely intended to eternalize the effectiveness of such deeds. In the country of their origin works of art of this type must ...
In 1719 the Afghans had invaded Persia. They deposed the reigning Shah of the Safavid dynasty in 1722. Their ruler, Mahmoud Ghilzai (±1699-1725), murdered a large number of Safavid Princes, hacking many of them to death by his own hand. After he had invited the leading citizens of Esf...
On November 4, 1979, radical Iranian students seized the United States Embassy complex in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The immediate cause of this takeover was the anger many Iranians felt over the U.S. President Jimmy Carter allowing the deposed former ruler of Iran, Shah Reza Pahlavi, ...
Maragheh is also famous for its beautiful mausoleums. The tomb of Öljeitü, a 14th-century Ilkhanid ruler, is an architectural marvel adorned with intricate tile work and geometric patterns. The mausoleum of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, a renowned Persian scholar and philosopher, is another signific...
For observant Muslim women, the head covering is a sign of piety before God and modesty in front of men outside their families. In Iran, the hijab — and the all-encompassing black chador worn by some — has long been a political symbol as well. Iran's ruler Reza Shah Pahlav...
Safavid empire believed the sun and goat symbol related to Shahnameh legends or stories of Islam, prophet or other Islamic origins. The shah or king during Safavid period was considered as holy being and ruler of state. The shah or king served as holy figure and ruler associated with Jamshid...
Iran were given new associations with the northwest. Zoroaster and Kavis were placed in these lands that was identified with the legendary home of the Iranian peoples i.e. Airyanem Vaejah (Iran Veej). There are also reports pointing out to king Valakhsh (Vologeses) the Arsacid ruler ...
In the relief two Roman emperors, probably Philip the Arab and Valerian, look entreatingly toward the powerful Sassanian ruler. This identification of one Roman emperor is of recent date.[16] It is based in part on the resemblance of coin portraits of Philip the Arab to the profile of the...