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Monarchism in Iran
Iran, in its various known forms, beginning with the Median dynasty, was a monarchy (or composed of multiple smaller monarchies) from the 7th century BCE until 1979.. It first became a constitutional monarchy in 1906 under the Qajar dynasty, but underwent a period of autocracy during the years 1925-1941 during the rule of Reza Shah, who, after staging a coup d'état that led to the founding ...