Reza Shah

5th in line as an emperor. He was personable and brave. Aurangzeb moreover was a seasoned general, a good leader of his men and a moral man. He was emperor for 49 years. (1658 till 1707). He had 5 sons, Muhammad Sultan, Bahadur shah, Muhammad kam bakhsh, Muhammad Azam Shah, Muhammad Akbar. He fought his first battle as chief commander. CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY ESTABLASHEMENT OF ISLAMIC LAW Alamgir’s main goal was to bring true Islamic governance to the whole Mughal Empire. Previous…

The theme of our tour to India centers on the golden age of architecture of the Mughal Empire in Agra India. The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526 by Babur, a descendant of Mongol warlords. It was the most powerful Islamic state to rule in India, most prosperously during the 17th century. Under Mughal emperors, roads were built, trade prospered, and the arts flourished. The Mughals governed northern India, and over time, their rule extended from Afghanistan in the west to Bengal in the east.…

The last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, had a solid group of supporters and a continuous group of adamant opposition. His opponents were against and hostile toward his actions and policies of attempting to secularize and progress Iran towards modernity. The fundamentalist’s of Iran vehemently disagreed that Iran should have ties to the West. To their dismay, the Shah of Iran strengthen ties to the West and particularly to the United States of America after the 1953 Iranian Coup. The CIA…

oil that they pleased. This maddened my grandfather, and his level of anger would rise in this part of the story. He would scream, “They are stealing from us, they are stealing from us.” The people of Iran watched their Shah and these British businessmen become…

tortured and killed by the thousands (Stevens). This brutal treatment further enraged the citizens and a revolutionary movement began with resentment of Western meddling in internal Iranian affairs (Stevens). After twenty five years of reigning Iran, the Shah was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had been exiled, in February of 1979 (Stevens, Mohammad). The Islamic Republic set up a constitution for an Islamic jurist Supreme Leader of the country,…

western powers and stop giving away the country’s resources with little benefits to Iranians. In other words, Iranians wanted to end the concessions and foreign interference in order to achieve independence. After death of Mozafar al Din Shah, Mohammad Ali Shah was not in favor of the constitution despite his initial oath to respect the constitution. Consequently, he attacked the Majles, arresting and killing many representatives and protests. This event put an end to the constitutional movement…

In the 1970’s and 1980’s Iran underwent a revolution that would change the policies of the entire nation. The monarchy lead by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi wanted to modernize and westernize Iran, whereas Ayatollah Khomeini wanted to get back to the roots of Islamic customs. The clash of ideals resulted in a revolution in Iran that put the Islamic Republic into power. Thousands of men and women were imprisoned for their political beliefs. Everyday people had to worry about what they wore, what the…

Through the religious, political, and socio-economic policies of Reza Shah, the political situation of Iran was unstable. The ruling regime was significantly losing support and influence on the citizens by the fact that the both lower, middle, and upper classed rejected the regime’s policies for different reasons (Percy…

Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was supported by the USA by Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the mass movement against the Shah and was backed by various leftist and student organizations. It resulted to the end of 2500 years of monarchy in Iran and the establishment of an 'Islamic Republic'. The political developments were welcomed by the USSR since it gave them an edge over the USA for political control in the middle east. According to some Iranians, the Shah was not…

The Iranian revolution was conducted by the under classes of society against the government but mainly against the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Several policies were put into place by the Mohammad Reza Pahlavi himself and those policies angered Iran’s population. Even though actions were taken to calm the citizens it was too late to retain a firm grasp on power. Before the Iranian revolution, Iran was a well-developed country economically because it is founded on oil rich land. Everyone in the…