Pahlavi dynasty سلسله پهلوی | |||||||
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1925–1979 | |||||||
Anthem: (1925–1933) سلامتی دولت علیّه ایران Salâmati-ye Dowlat-è Âlliye-ye Irân ("Salute of the Sublime State of Iran") (1933–1979) سرود شاهنشاهی ایران Sorud-è Šâhanšâhi-ye Irân ("Imperial Anthem of Iran") | |||||||
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Capital | Tehran | ||||||
Religion | Secular state (1925–1941, 1953–1979) Shia Islam (1941–1953) | ||||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (de jure 1925–1979 and de facto 1941–1953)
Unitary absolute monarchy (de facto 1925–1941; 1953–1979)
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Shah | |||||||
• 1925–1941 | Reza Shah Pahlavi | ||||||
• 1941–1979 | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1925 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1979 | ||||||
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The Pahlavi dynasty (Persian: سلسله پهلوی) is the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah, a Mazanderani[1][2] soldier. The dynasty took on the name of the Pahlavi language spoken in the pre-Islamic Sassanian Empire in order to strengthen his nationalist credentials.[3][4][5][6]
...Reza Shah [...] He was from a Mazandarani family with a modest military heritage...
...Reza Shah, himself a Mazandarani...