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	PERSIA - LoveToKnow Article on PERSIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		On the north-west Persia is united by the highlands of Armenia to the mountains of Asia Minor; on the north-west the Paropamisus and Hindu Kush connect it with the Himalayas.
		In south-eastern Persia the Kuhi-Basman, a dormant volcano, 11,000 to 12,000 ft. in height, in the Basman district, and the Kuh-i-Taftan, i.e.
		Four rivers belonging essentially to Persia, in reference to the Caspian watershed, are the Seafid Rud or Kizil Uzain on the southwest, the Herhaz on the south and the Gurgan and Atrek at the south-eastern corner of that inland sea.
	86.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PERSIA.htm (19171 words)

	Abbas I of Safavid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the Safavid Dynasty.
		In the midst of general anarchy in Persia, he was proclaimed ruler of Khorasan in 1581, and obtained possession of the Persian throne with the help of Morshed Gholi Ostajlou, whom he later killed in July, 1589.
		Shah Abbas ordered a general massacre in Beradost and Mukriyan(Mahabad) (Reported by Eskandar Beg Monshi, Safavid Historian (1557-1642) in the Book "Alam Ara Abbasi") and resettled the Turkish Afshar tribe in the region while deporting many Kurdish tribes to Khorasan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbas_I_(Shah_of_Persia) (912 words)

	MUZAFFAR-ED-DIN - LoveToKnow Article on MUZAFFAR-ED-DIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		On this occasion the new shah announced the suppression of all purchase of civil and military posts, and then proceeded to remit in perpetuity all taxes on bread and meat, thus lightening the taxation on food, which had caused the only disturbances in the last reign.
		The shahs misguided policy had created widespread disaffection in the country, and the brunt of popular disfavour fell on the atabeg (the title by which the Amin-es-Sultan was now known), who was once more disgraced in September 1903.
		The shah was forced to yield, and proclaimed a liberal constitution, the first parliament being opened by him on the 12th of October 1906.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUZAFFAR_ED_DIN.htm (653 words)

	History of Iran: Safavid Empire 1502 - 1736
		Shah Esma'il was convinced of the righteousness of his cause and the evil of the Sunni branch of Islam; he did ignore the request.
		Shah Esma'il's descendants Shah Tahmasp I (1524-1576), Shah Esma'il II (1576-1577) and Shah Mohammad (1577-1587), ruling in succession, recovered some of the original Safavid confidence and expanded in the opposite direction of the Ottomans, as far as Transoxiana.
		Shah Tahmasp I the eldest son of Shah Esma'il ascended the throne at the age of ten, and for the first ten years of his reign, real power was held by a number of leaders of competing Qezelbash factions, which caused much political instability.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/safavids/safavids.php (4245 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ismail, shah of Persia, Iran History (Iranian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Ismail[ismAEl´] Pronunciation Key, 1486–1524, shah of Persia (1502–24), founder of the Safavid dynasty.
		He restored Persia to the position of a sovereign state for the first time since the Arab invasion of Persia.
		Ismail established the Shiite form of Islam as the state religion; this gained him the animosity of the Uzbeks and the Ottoman Turks, who were Sunni Muslims.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/IsmailPer.html (210 words)

	Nasser-al-Din Shah -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar (sometimes called Nassereddin) (1831 1896) was the (additional info and facts about Shah of Persia) Shah of Persia from September 13 1848 until his death on May 1 1896.
		Nasser-al-Din Shah was forced to sign the (additional info and facts about Declaration of Paris) Declaration of Paris granting Afghanistan supremacy over the former Persian territories.
		He was the first (The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms) Persian monarch to visit Europe (in 1870) and was reportedly amazed with the technology he saw there.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nasser-al-din_shah1.htm (428 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Ahmad Shah, Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar
		With the fall of Soltan Ahmad Shah and the rise of Reza Khan to the position of Shah, the authoritarian personality won out over the libertarian, but this victory was a pyrrhic one for the Persian psyche, for in giving in to the authoritarian in itself, it lost its libertarian soul in the process.
		To the British, what was at stake in Persia was the control of a geo-strategic region, with assets that had proven themselves invaluable and irreplaceable in the theater of World War I. To control this valuable asset, the British tried a variety of stratagems to achieve their end.
		In all this, Soltan Ahmad Shah distinguishes himself from his two successors admirably and it is for this reason that I have cited these examples as worthy of consideration and admiration as the actions of an honorable man who wished to be the king of a prospering nation, but not at any price.
	www.iranian.com /EskandariQajar/2003/October/Ahmad (2240 words)

	Abbas I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		ABBAS I (1571-1629), shah of Persia from 1587 to 1629, is known as Abbas the Great.
		He became shah of Persia on the abdication of his father, Mohammed Khudabanda, in 1587.
		His prospects seemed gloomy, as he was confronted with anarchy in Persia due to the insubordination of the Turkmen tribal leaders, and with invasion by the Ottoman Turks on the west and by the Uzbeks on the northeast.
	webpages.charter.net /BrianOtte/encyclopedia_project/a/abbas_i.html (538 words)

	Persia's oil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Persia or what is present day Iran was no different then the rest of the Middle East in this perspective they would either be swallowed up or exploited at bayonet point.
		The Shah of Persia wisely chose to make a concession to a European business man to exploit the natural resources of his country.
		The improvement would allow Persia to exploit the natural resources of their own country despite the lack of industrial development which was present.
	web.cocc.edu /hst106po/_disc1/0000001c.htm (284 words)

	Reza Pahlavi Information - Articles Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		On December 12, 1925, the Majlis, convening as a constituent assembly, voted to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Persia.
		During Reza Shah's sixteen years of rule, major roads and the Trans-Iranian Railway were built, modern education was introduced and the University of Tehran was established.
		Fearing that Reza Shah was about to align his petroleum-rich country with Nazi Germany during World War II, the United Kingdom and the USSR occupied Iran and forced Reza Shah to abdicate in favour of his son (see also Persian Corridor).
	www.articlesfree.com /index.php?title=Reza_Pahlavi (570 words)

	Persia
		Abbas II (1632-1667) Shah of Persia 1642-67, the son of Safi I and the great-grandson of Abbas I. He received various embassies from Europe and recaptured Kandahar 1648, which had been lost by his predecessor to the Mogul emperors.
		Abbas III (1732-1736) Shah of Persia 1732-36, the son of Tahmasp II.
		Intrigues and insurrections against Khosrau began to arise in Persia, and the Byzantine emperor Heraclius took advantage of this domestic weakness to defeat the Persian monarch in a campaign from 623 to 628.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/persia.htm (3696 words)

	History of Persia
		Gradually Persia has sunk to be a mere "buffer" state dividing the Asiatic empire of Russia from the "Indian Empire" of England to the south.
		Persia ceased to be an absolute monarchy, a government controlled only by the conscience of its ruler and the loyalty of his subjects.
		The first regent appointed to govern in the name of the child Shah died, and was succeeded by a noted patriot Nasr-el-Mulk, who had been banished, and who was now with difficulty persuaded to leave his comfortable exile in Paris and return to trouble ridden Persia.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Story_of_the_Greatest_Nations_and_the_Worlds_Famous_Events_Vol_1/historyp_baf.html (3004 words)

	Online NewsHour: Governing Iran \| Key Events in Iran Since 1921 \| PBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Reza Khan, a military officer in Persia's Cossack Brigade, names himself shah of Persia after successfully staging a coup against the government of the Qajar Dynasty.
		Ahmad Shah, the Qajar dynasty's final ruler, is deposed, and an assembly votes in Reza Khan (who had adopted the last name Pahlavi) as Persia's new shah.
		The shah implements "The White Revolution," an aggressive campaign of social and economic Westernization that is met with intense popular opposition.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/iran/history.html (968 words)

	ipedia.com: Qajar dynasty Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Under the rule of Fath Ali Shah, Persia was forced to cede its northern lands to Russia, while the British later took effective control of the south with its rich oil deposits.
		The Qajar Shahs made several faltering attempts at modernization during the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, with a constitution and parliament being established in 1906.
		This was a controversial development; Mohammad Ali Shah was deposed in 1909 for attacking the constitution established under his predecessor.
	www.ipedia.com /qajar_dynasty.html (285 words)

	Chessays - Newton: Shah Mat - is the king really dead?
		Shah mat "checkmate" means 'the king (shah) is dead,' where "mat" is related to the Latin stem mort- "death" found in "mortuary." (Emphasis added).
		When the Shah in chess was attacked by any other piece it was usual to call attention to the fact by saying Shah, it being incumbent upon the player whose Shah was attacked to move it or otherwise to remedy the check.
		Shah mat does not mean "the king is dead." But if I had learned what "check mate" really meant that night, I probably would not have explored the matter further, and this article might never have been written.
	www.goddesschess.com /chessays/shahmatjan.html (2206 words)

	Babi Attempt on the Life of the Shah, 1852 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		It is added, that the Shah is fast recovering from his wounds, and intends to appear in public in Teheran as soon as possible.
		His Majesty, the late King of Persia, would not, however, consent to the extreme penalty of the law being executed; but spared the life of the offender, on condition of his destroying his pretended ‘Heavenly Book’ and making a public declaration of his repentance.
		The freedom from seditious fanaticism that the kingdom of Persia enjoyed for upwards of two years, may be fairly cited in proof of the salutary effect of this decision.
	bahai-library.com /?file=nyt_babi_life_shah (1651 words)

	The Shah of Persia, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset - ensuite bed and breakfast accommodation in Poole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Shah of Persia’s immaculately furnished main bar and lounge areas set the tone for the rest of your experience at this conveniently located hotel.
		The Shah of Persia has 15 rooms, all of which are en-suite and equipped with a colour TV, trouser press, hairdryer, radio alarm clock and tea and coffee making facilities.
		The Shah of Persia is situated on the left side of the crossroads of the A35 and B3068 leading directly into Poole town centre.
	www.english-inns.co.uk /EP/ShahofPersia (370 words)

	Shahrdar Family History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		hah of Persia (1797–1834), nephew and successor of
		Prince Bahman Mirza (1810-1884) was the fourth Son of Abbas Mirza and brother of Mohammad Shah.
		As a result a plot was hatched by the Shah's maternal uncle, Allahyar Khan Asaf-al-Dawla to gather a large force and march on Tehran, depose Mohammad Shah and replace him with Bahman Mirza.
	www.afkhami.org /Shahrdar-History.htm (2352 words)

	Madame Tussaud's - The Shah of Persia's visit
		On the 2nd of July, 1873, the Shah of Persia, accompanied by his numerous suite, visited Madame Tussaud's, and was accorded a private view with some pomp and formality.
		None enjoyed the function more than the Shah himself, who laughed heartily as he pointed at models he was able to recognise, and several times turned from a figure to a person present, indicating by a gesture and a chuckle his pride at discerning the likeness.
		The lunette in which the necks of the victims were held in position greatly fascinated the Shah, who hinted that a condemned prisoner should be brought from one of the English gaols to be decapitated on the spot for the edification of himself and his attendants.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles21/madame-tussaud-26.shtml (1237 words)

	Zaman Shah (1793-1800) (from Afghanistan) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		This alarmed the British, who induced Fath 'Ali Shah of Persia to bring pressure on the Afghan king and divert his attention from India.
		Shah Jahan was the Mughal emperor of India from 1628 until 1658.
		Nadir Qoli Beg was born in Kobhan, Iran, on Oct. 22, 1688, into one of the Turkish tribes loyal to the Safavid shahs of Iran.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-21397 (816 words)

	History of the Ismaili Imams Tarikh-e Imamat
		Mowlana Shah Hasan Ali supported the Prince whom Fateh Ali Shah had nominated, and it was mainly by the strength of Mowlana Shah Hasan Ali's army and military genius that Muhammad Shah came to the throne.
		Mowlana Shah Ali Shah was married to Marium Sultan, the daughter of an Iraqi tribal chief and had two sons by her, Badin Shah and Noor Shah.
		Lady Ali Shah, as a mother, felt the pangs of this separation and once said to her son, "Death is inevitable, but if it comes to me in your absence, it will be unendurable." Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's reply was a remarkable one.
	www.amaana.org /history/history7.htm (3656 words)

	The Shah of Persia
		It seemed the Shah had arrived much sooner than he was expected, and they were making way for him to pass through into a reception-room which had been arranged.
		There was a lot of shoving and pushing, and everyone was talking of " the Shah," and saying over and over, " The Shah is coming now." It happened that there was in the crowd a woman with her little daughter, about six years old, and the child had a fox-terrier in her arms.
		The Shah entered the room just when the merriment was at its height, and when he saw everyone laughing and heard the dog barking, his natural curiosity came into evidence.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles19/travel-world-46.shtml (2400 words)

	Nadir Shah bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Nadir Shah (October 22, 1688 - June, 1747) was Shah of Persia and has sometimes been described as the "Persian Napoleon".
		He drove out the Afghans who were occupying Persia and took the throne in 1736.
		Mohammed Nadir Shah was king of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933.
	www.elexi.de /en/n/na/nadir_shah.html (385 words)

	History of the Darya-i-Nur Diamond
		A City of Gems and Jewels--Nadir Shah's Descent on Delhi--Indiscriminate Slaughter and Plunder--The Shah of Persia's Largest Diamond, "Sea of Light"--Its Shape and Character--Is the "Darya-i-Nur" the Missing "Mogul?"--"Opinions Differ"--A Reliable Judgment.
		Mohammed Shah, who inherited the spoils extorted by his progenitors from the unhappy kings of Golconda and Beejapoor, sat upon the throne of Delhi, a mark for any adventurous warrior who had the courage to descend the Suleiman range, and, crossing the Indus, march straight to the most luxurious capital of the Eastern empire.
		Jewels of unequalled magnitude and lustre were openly exposed in durbars of the Palace, on the holy shrines, and in the princely demesnes of its Maharajah, its nobles and its merchants.
	www.jjkent.com /articles/daryainur-diamond-history.htm (671 words)

	1971 Lamborghini Miura SV #4870
		The Shah's VIP standing with the main Italian Sportscar factories ensured that a special or uprated version of the model he desired was afforded him, as cost was no object.
		By account of both the Shah's family and the caretaker of his collection, the Shah adored this Miura SV and often drove it, with armed SAVAK security guards in tow in a Mercedes 600.
		Apart from its former ownership by the late Shah or Persia, s/n 4870's history is significant in that it was actually restored by the very inidividuals that built the car.
	www.lamborghiniregistry.com /Miura/MiuraSV/4870.html (3272 words)

	Oil Concessions in Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The concessions, such as the 1889 Reuter Concession granted by Iran's Nasir al-Din Shah (1848-1896) or the 1901 D'Arcy Concession, granted by his successor Muzaffer al-Din Shah (1896-1907), were based on the standard practice of granting exclusive access in return for investment as well as the supply of technology and expertise by the concessionaire.
		All lands granted by these presents to the concessionnaire or that may be acquired by him in the manner provided for in Articles 3 and 4 of these presents, as also all products exported, shall be free of all imposts and taxes during the term of the present concession.
		The decision of the arbitrators or, in the event of the latter disagreeing, that of the umpire shall be final.
	web.cocc.edu /hst106po/_disc1/00000001.htm (940 words)

	Ahmad Shah Qajar - Biocrawler definition:Ahmad Shah Qajar - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Ahmad Shah Qajar (احمد شاه قاجار in Persian) ‎(January 21, 1898 - 21 February, 1930) was Shah of Persia from July 16, 1909 to October 31, 1925.
		He was the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty.
		Ahmad was pushed aside in a military coup in 1921 by Reza Pahlavi and went into exile with his family in 1923.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Ahmad_Shah_Qajar (313 words)

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