Birth of Rezah Shah Pahlavi
Birth of Rezah Shah Pahlavi
Role range: 1925-1941
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Pahlavi Biography and Timeline
Follow Pahlavi through 73 dated historical records for Iran.
Pahlavi, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1878–1949Years on this page
1878
1919
Birth of Mohammed Rezah Shah Pahlavi
Birth of Mohammed Rezah Shah Pahlavi, eldest son of Reza Shah
Role range: 1941-1979
1921
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Role range: 1925-1941
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief
1923
Prime Minister of Iran
Appointed Prime Minister of Persia
Role range: 1941-1979
1925
Coup
Succeeds as Shah of Iran, overthrows the Kajar Dynasty & is proclaimed Shah
Role range: 1941-1979
Succession
Succeeds as Shah of Iran, overthrows the Kajar Dynasty & is proclaimed Shah
Role range: 1941-1979
Abdication
Has Parliament depose Ahmad Shah Qajar
Role range: 1925-1941
Abdication
Appointed Regent
Role range: 1925-1941
Succession
Succeeds as Shah of Iran
Role range: 1925-1941
1926
Coronation
Crowned Shah of Shahs
Role range: 1925-1941
Coronation
Crowned Shah of Iran
Role range: 1941-1979
1927
Iranian Railway
Begins the construction of the Transian Railway
Role range: 1925-1941
1932
Prime Minister of Iran
Appointed Prime Minister of Persia
Role range: 1941-1979
1933
Draws Iran closer to Germany
Draws Iran closer to Germany
Role range: 1925-1941
1934
Reform of Education
Opens the 1st regular university
Role range: 1925-1941
1935
Demonstrations
Dozens are killed and hundreds injured when a rebellion by pious Shia at the most holy Shia shrine in Iran
Role range: 1925-1941
1938
Iranian Railway
The Transian Railway is opened
Role range: 1925-1941
Education
Graduates from the Tehran Military School
1939
Iran declares itself neutral
Iran declares itself neutral
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1925-1941
Neutrality
Iran declares itself neutral
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1925-1941
Marriage
Marries a sister of Faroq I of Egypt
Role range: 1941-1979
1941
Invasion of Iran
Britain invades Iran to aid supplies to Russia
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1925-1941
Abdication
Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion
Role range: 1925-1941
Succession
Succeeds as Shah of Iran. Reza Shah is deposed and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, is installed by an invasion of allied British and Soviet troops
Role range: 1941-1979
Abdication
Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1925-1941
Abdication
The Allies have occupied Tehran forcing the Shah to abdicate in favor of his son
Role range: 1941-1979
Capture of Tehran
The Allies have occupied Tehran forcing the Shah to abdicate in favor of his son
Role range: 1941-1979
Abdication
The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran
Role range: 1941-1979
Abdication
Abdicates in favour of his son Muhammad Reza Pahlevi
Role range: 1941-1979
Abdication
The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1979
Invasion of Iran
The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran. Russia & Britain invade Iran, because of its close relations to Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1979
Invasion of Iran
Reza Shah is deposed and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, is installed by an invasion of allied British and Soviet troops
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1979
1942
Exile of Pahlavi
Moves to South Africa
Role range: 1925-1941
1944
Death of Pahlavi
Death of Rezah Shah Pahlavi
Role range: 1925-1941
1946
Occupation
Russian troops withdraw
Role range: 1941-1979
1947
Rule of Mahabad
The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad falls under control of the Shah
Role range: 1941-1979
1949
Martial Law
The Shah declares martial law
Role range: 1941-1979
Plot
An assassination attempt backed by the pron Tudeh Party
Role range: 1941-1979
Tudeh Party
The Tudeh Party is banned after a failed assassination attempt
Role range: 1941-1979
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.