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Was the Iranian state under the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty that took the place of Qajar Iran in 1925. It lasted until 1979, when the monarchy was abolished after the Islamic Revolution.
Establishment
December 1925: In February 1921, Reza Khan, commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade, staged a coup d'état, becoming the effective ruler of Iran. Reza Khan induced the Majles to depose Ahmad Shah in October 1925 and to exclude the Qajar dynasty permanently. Reza Khan was subsequently proclaimed monarch as Reza Shah Pahlavi, reigning from 1925 to 1941.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1.World War II (Middle Eastern Theatre)
Was the Middle Eastern theatre of World War II.
1.1.1.Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Was the joint invasion of the neutral Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in August 1941.
August 1941: The British and Soviet forces met at Sanandaj.
August 1941: Qazvin conquered by russia.
1.1.1.1.British invasion of Central Iran
British operations in Central Iran during the Anglo-Sovieto invasion of Iran.
August 1941: The British force broke through the border with Iran at the town of Qasr-e Shirin.
August 1941: British forces moved into the Naft-e Shah oilfield with little opposition.
August 1941: The British captured Gilan-e-Gharb.
August 1941: With overwhelming firepower and decreasing Iranian morale, the British captured that town of Sarpol-e-Zahab.
August 1941: The British reached the outskirts of Shahabad in the early morning hours after delays.
August 1941: The British had reached the town of Kerend.
September 1941: The defenders declared Kermanshah an open city and the British entered on 1 September. They also entered Sanandaj peacefully.
1.1.1.2.British invasion of Khuzestan
British operations in Khuzestan during the Anglo-Sovieto invasion of Iran.
August 1941: Khorramshahr conquered by great britain.
August 1941: By the early morning of 27 August, the British forces had reached Ahvaz.
1.1.1.3.Soviet invasion of Northwestern Iran
Soviet operations in Northwestern Iran during the Anglo-Sovieto invasion of Iran.
August 1941: The Soviet attack against Gilan Province began.
August 1941: The garrison of Bandar Pahlavi was forced to surrender to Soviet forces.
August 1941: Soviet forces captured the city of Mianeh, East Azerbaijan.
August 1941: The Red Army took Qazvin on the 29th.
August 1941: Saveh and Qom conquered by russia.
August 1941: The Soviet forces had reached the city of Chalus.
August 1941: The Iranians accepted the Soviet ceasefire on 29 August, and the Soviets entered the now "open city" of Tehran on 30 August.
August 1941: The Soviet Union's 53rd Army captured the city of Hamadan in Iran,
1.1.1.4.Soviet invasion of Northeastern Iran
Soviet operations in Northeastern Iran during the Anglo-Sovieto invasion of Iran.
August 1941: There was heavy fighting for three days, and by 28 August, the Iranians had been driven back after taking heavy casualties. Mashhad fell to the Soviets the same day.
1.1.1.5.Partition of Iran
Iran was partitioned between Britain and the Soviet Union after the the Anglo-Soviet invasion, with the Soviets stationed in northern Iran and the British south of Hamadan and Qazvin.
October 1941: The Allies withdrew from Tehran on 17 October and Iran was partitioned between Britain and the Soviet Union, with the Soviets stationed in northern Iran and the British south of Hamadan and Qazvin.
1.1.1.6.Allied withdrawal from Iran after World War II
Was the withdrawal from Iran by Great Britain and the USSR, that had occupied the country during World War II.
March 1946: Full Withdrawal of the British troops from Iran. British troops were present in Iran since 1941.
June 1946: Soviet troops did not withdraw from Iran proper until May 1946.
Was the takeover of Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb islands on 30 November 1971 by the Imperial Iranian Navy, when British forces withdrew from the islands in the Strait of Hormuz.
November 1971: Takeover of Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb islands in 30 November 1971, when British forces withdrew from the islands in the Strait of Hormuz. After the British forces had withdrawn, the Imperial Iranian Navy took territorial control of the islands.
Was a revolution that took place in Iran in 1978-1979 and resulted in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the present-day theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran.
March 1979: By 1978 the Shah faced growing public discontent and popular rebellion, and the second Pahlavi went into exile with his family in January 1979, sparking a series of events that quickly led to the end of the state and the beginning of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
May 1935: The central section of the iran-afghanistan border is set.
December 1945: The Azerbaijan People's Government was a short-lived unrecognized secessionist state in northern Iran from November 1945 to December 1946.
January 1946: The Republic of Mahabad was established in 1946 in present-day Iran, led by Kurdish nationalist leader Qazi Muhammad and supported by the Soviet Union. It aimed to create an independent Kurdish state.
December 1946: Iran establishes control over the Republic of Mahabad.
January 1947: The Azerbaijan People's Government was a short-lived unrecognized secessionist state in northern Iran from November 1945 to December 1946.
Disestablishment
March 1979: By 1978 the Shah faced growing public discontent and popular rebellion, and the second Pahlavi went into exile with his family in January 1979, sparking a series of events that quickly led to the end of the state and the beginning of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Selected Sources
Flemming, Thomas / Steinhage, Axel / Strunk, Peter (1995): Chronik 1946: Tag für Tag in Wort und Bild, Chronik-Verlag/Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag,p. 38
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