Imperial State of Iran
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The Imperial State of Iran was the Pahlavi-era Iranian monarchy (1925–1979) under Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah, characterized by centralized rule, rapid modernization, and close ties to Western powers until its overthrow in the Iranian Revolution.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial State of Iran canonical | 23 |
| Imperial Court of Iran | 2 |
| Imperial Iranian government | 1 |
| Iranian monarchy | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pahlavi Iran
ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ |
| capital | Tehran ⓘ |
| characteristic |
centralized rule
ⓘ
land reform ⓘ rapid modernization ⓘ secularization policies ⓘ state-led industrialization ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Lion and Sun emblem with Pahlavi crown ⓘ |
| commonName | Iran ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| currency | Iranian rial ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| established | 1925 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ |
| firstMonarch | Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ |
| flagName |
Flag of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Iran (Pahlavi era)
|
| foreignPolicy |
alignment with the United Kingdom
ⓘ
alliance with the United States ⓘ close ties to Western powers ⓘ |
| governmentType |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Prime Minister of Iran ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Shahanshah of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Shahanshah
|
| joined | United Nations in 1945 ⓘ |
| lastMonarch |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
|
| legislature | National Consultative Assembly ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
1953 Iranian coup d'état
ⓘ
White Revolution reforms ⓘ
surface form:
White Revolution
|
| memberOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| nationalIdeology |
Iranian nationalism
ⓘ
modernization ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| overthrownBy |
Iranian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Revolution of 1979
|
| participatedIn |
Cold War Western bloc
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War (as a pro-Western state)
|
| period | Pahlavi era ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qajar dynasty
Sublime State of Persia ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| reignOf |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ |
| religion |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
| rulingDynasty | Pahlavi dynasty ⓘ |
| securityApparatus | SAVAK ⓘ |
| successor |
Islamic Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
|
| upperHouse | Senate of Iran ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Court of Iran
this entity surface form:
Imperial Iranian government
this entity surface form:
Imperial Court of Iran
subject surface form:
Reza Pahlavi
this entity surface form:
Iranian monarchy