Rezā Shāh
Royalty
Reza Shah Pahlavi (Persian: Rezā Ŝāh Pahlawi; pronounced [reˈzɑː ˈʃɑːhe pæhlæˈviː], born Rezā Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944), was the Shah of the Kingdom of Iran from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on 16 September 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah deposed Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty, and founded the Pahlavi dynasty. He established a constitutional monarchy that lasted until overthrown in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution. Reza Shah introduced many social, economic, and political reforms during his reign, ultimately laying the foundation of the modern Iranian state.His legacy remains controversial to this day: his defenders assert that he was an essential modernizing force for Iran (whose international prominence had sharply declined during Qajar rule), while his detractors assert that his reign was often despotic, with his failure to modernize Iran's large peasant population eventually sowing the seeds for the Iranian Revolution. Moreover, his insistence on ethnic nationalism and cultural unitarism along with forced detribalization and sedentarization resulted in suppression of several ethnic and social groups.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Shah Pahlavi Reza; Savad-Koohi Reza; Shah Kabir Reza; Khan Mirpanj Reza; Khan Sardar Sepah Reza |
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| Birth date | March 15, 1878 |
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| Birth place | Iran , Mazandaran Province , Savadkuh County , Qajar dynasty , Alasht |
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| Date of death | July 26, 1944 |
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| Place of death | Johannesburg , Union of South Africa |
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| Resting place | Iran , Reza Shah's mausoleum , Rey Iran , Tehran Province |
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