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Mirza Agha Esfahani
4 Aug 2015 - 10:51

Mirza Agha Esfahani

One of the leading figures of constitutional period, Mirza Agha Esfahani was born in Esfahan, about 1867. He was engaged in the trade of oil in Tehran and so he was called Mirza Agha Nafti (oil seller). He went to Istanbul in 1886 and practiced business. His long stay in this city brought him the fame of Istanbuli. He became acquainted with modern ...
Ayatollah Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani
4 Aug 2015 - 10:40

Ayatollah Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani

A religious authority and spiritual leader of Iran’s constitutional movement, Seyyed Abdullah Behbahani was born in Najaf, 1840. His great grandfather, Seyyed Abdullah Baladi Bahrani was from the Bahraini village of Ghoraifeh. It is said his father, Seyyed Esmail was born in Behbahan, and after receiving elementary education in his hometown, he left ...
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov
4 Aug 2015 - 10:29

Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov

Alexander Griboyedov was born in Moscow, 15th Jan. 1795. He entered Moscow University in 1810. He entered military service in 1812. He began his literary career in 1814. His first play was Young Spouses which was staged in St. Petersburg in 1815.In 1817, he entered the high school of ministry of foreign affairs and became a member of...
Brigadier Ali Akbar Derakhshani
4 Aug 2015 - 10:18

Brigadier Ali Akbar Derakhshani

Brigadier Ali Akbar Derakhshani was born in Tehran, 1895. His father, Alinaghi Khan Kangarlu was an officer of Cossack brigade and of migrant Caucasian families. He began his education from the old style schools and then entered the Hemmat School. He went to the military school specific for the children of military authorities. Later he entered gendarmerie’s ...
Ali Amini
4 Aug 2015 - 10:16

Ali Amini

Son of Mohsen Amini (Mirza Ali Khan Aminoddowleh’s son) and Fakhroddowleh, daughter of Mozaffaraddin Shah, Dr. Ali Amini was born in Tehran, 1905. He received his elementary education in Roshdieh and his secondary education in Darolfonun. He left Iran for France in 1925. He was graduated in law and received his doctorate in economics...
The Senator
3 Aug 2015 - 14:07

The Senator's Resignation in 1979

Gholam Abbass Aram is included among mysterious elements of Iran's contemporary history. Based on the following document it is evident that one day after the success of the Islamic revolution, he went to the guards of the national consultative council to offer his resignation, from the senate...
The Nationalization of Iran
3 Aug 2015 - 14:02

The Nationalization of Iran's oil Industry

In 1901, Mozaffaraddin Shah granted the oil concession to William Knox D'arcy, a British subject, eventual outcome of this was the absolute dominance of the British government on Iranian oil resources until the middle of the Twentieth century. However, it was in late years of the second world w...
Nematollah Nassiri
3 Aug 2015 - 12:26

Nematollah Nassiri

Son of Mohammad Nassiri (Amidolmamalek), Nematollah Nassiri was born in Semnan, 1900. His mother was Zarin Taj khanum. Following his elementary education he was graduated from military school as second Lieutenant and became the eighth student among forty two students. He became the commander...
Group Detainment of the State’s Dignitaries Subsequent to 22nd Feb., 1921
3 Aug 2015 - 12:12

Group Detainment of the State’s Dignitaries Subsequent to 22nd Feb., 1921

Prior to the coup, Seyyed Ziaaddin Tabatabi provided lieutenant Reza Khan with a list of tens of dignitaries to be detained after the coup had been carried out. So shortly after the coup, group detainment of notables and dignitaries, some freedom seeking figures and clerics began. Within a...
Laying the Grounds for the 1921 coup
3 Aug 2015 - 11:15

Laying the Grounds for the 1921 coup

In a break with tradition, the British did not enter into any talk with the Shah and the dignitaries about the candidates of the head of cabinet. Despite the fact that Norman in his meeting with Ahmad Shah had obtained his acquiescence for the coming of a powerful government, they knew that it is possible for the...
An Overview of the role of women in the Constitutional Revolution
3 Aug 2015 - 10:20

An Overview of the role of women in the Constitutional Revolution

Status of women in this period is defined with a look to the impacts of the society. In this socio political situation, the life of women were largely restricted. However, some of them were involved in social activities, such as mass entertainment (in the women’s gatherings), charities, religious gatherings...
Lieutenant General Teymur Bakhtiar
3 Aug 2015 - 09:54

Lieutenant General Teymur Bakhtiar

Son of Fathali Bakhtiar (Sardar Moazzam Bakhtiari), Lieutenant Teymur Bakhtiar was born in Shahre Kord, 1914. His father was a descendent of Imam Qoli Ilkhani. Teymur Bakhtiar received his elementary education in Isfahan and then was sent to Tehran along with Shapur Bakhtiar. When he received his degree in secondary school, he left for...
Farah Diba
3 Aug 2015 - 09:53

Farah Diba

Daughter of Sohrab and Farideh Diba was born in Tabriz, 1938. She was hardly four years old that she lost her father. After a short while in Tabriz, her mother took her to Tehran and lived at his brother’s. First she went to Tehran Italian School and after two years, she attended the French school of Gen d’ Arch. She received her diploma from the.....
AbdolHossein Mirza Farmanfarma
3 Aug 2015 - 09:51

AbdolHossein Mirza Farmanfarma

Son of Firuz Mirza Nosratoddowleh, AbdolHossein Mirza Farmanfarma was born in Tehran, 1852. He received his primary education from his father and his mother, Hajieh Khanum Homa at home. Then he entered technical school of Darolfonun and studied in military field. Upon mastering military sciences, he received the title of Salar Lashkar and became...
Shams Qanatabadi
3 Aug 2015 - 09:49

Shams Qanatabadi

Son of Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Pishnamaz Qanatabadi, seyyed Shams al-Din Qanatabadi nicknamed “Agha Shams” was born in Qanatabad neighborhood of Tehran, 1914. After his elementary education in old style school of Qanatabad, he entered Darolfonun. At the age of twenty, he went to religious school of Qom. Shortly after, upon the...
Nassrollah Entezam Vaziri
3 Aug 2015 - 09:47

Nassrollah Entezam Vaziri

Son of Mirza Mohammad Khan Entezamossaltaneh, Nasrullah Enteza Vaziri was born in Tehran, 1899. After his secondary education in Iran o German high school, he entered the school of law and political sciences. When he received his degree at law, he was employed in the ministry of foreign affairs. He worked for 8 years in this ministry...
The Second President of the First Assembly
2 Aug 2015 - 14:24

The Second President of the First Assembly

The first president of the first Constitutional Assembly, was Morteza Qoli khan Sani’oddowleh. He held the office from 6th Oct. 1906 to 6th Sep. 1907. After him, Mirza Mahmud Khan Ehteshamossaltaneh Qajar Davallu Alamir, son of Mohammad Rahim Khan Alaoddowleh Amir Nezam was elected as the speaker...
Foundation of Majlis newspaper in 24rd. Nov. 1906
2 Aug 2015 - 12:18

Foundation of Majlis newspaper in 24rd. Nov. 1906

Constitutional revolution was formed against the despotic Qajar system and its authoritarian administration. Following that, parliamentary procedure was started with the establishment of the National consultative assembly in 30th Dec. 1906 by Mozaffaraddin Shah’s decree, and with the ...
The Murder of Mohammad Taghi Khan Pessian
2 Aug 2015 - 12:06

The Murder of Mohammad Taghi Khan Pessian

About the year 1891, in Sorkhab neighborhood of Tabriz, a boy was born who was named MohammadTaghi. His father, major MohammadBagher Khan Pessian of Kurdish tribes, and his mother Fatimeh Sultan EzzatolHajieh attempted in the child’s education from his early youth. He spent his early education in Tabriz and he came to Tehran for the completion of his ...
Tribes and National identity
2 Aug 2015 - 11:53

Tribes and National identity

Iran’s pages of history is full of tribal movements which are indicative of their loyalty to Iran. Undoubtedly, if we study the history of each of these tribes, we are informed of their stories of sacrifices for their motherland, and this indicates that nomadic life is merely a different method of life...
 
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