Persian Constitution of 1906

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The Persian Constitution of 1906 was a landmark legal charter that transformed Iran from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy by establishing a parliament (Majles) and codifying citizens’ rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
foundational law of Iran
legal charter
aimedTo limit arbitrary rule
modernize state institutions
alsoKnownAs Fundamental Law of 1906 NERFINISHED
Mashruteh Constitution NERFINISHED
appliedTo subjects of the Qajar state
category 1906 in Iran
1906 in law
Constitutional law of Iran
context Persian Constitutional Revolution NERFINISHED
country Iran
Persia NERFINISHED
defined limits on royal authority
powers of the parliament
enactedIn 1906
enactedOn 30 December 1906
era Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED
establishedInstitution Majles NERFINISHED
National Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED
followedBy Supplementary Fundamental Laws of 1907 NERFINISHED
guaranteed certain civil rights
equality of all subjects before the law
freedom of expression within limits of law
security of life and property
influencedBy Belgian Constitution of 1831 NERFINISHED
French constitutional ideas
Islamic legal principles
language Persian
legalStatus foundational document of modern Iranian constitutionalism
locationOfDrafting Tehran NERFINISHED
monarchAtEnactment Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED
partlySupersededBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979) NERFINISHED
politicalSystemEstablished constitutional monarchy
promulgatedIn Tehran NERFINISHED
providedFor a committee of mujtahids to review legislation
executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
separation of powers
reduced absolute powers of the Shah
relatedEvent granting of the royal decree for the establishment of the Majles in August 1906
required laws to conform to Islam
resultOf Persian Constitutional Revolution NERFINISHED
signedBy Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED
subjectOf constitutional amendments and reinterpretations in later reigns

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Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signed Persian Constitution of 1906