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Iranian royal dynasty (1925–1979)

This article is about the Iranian royal dynasty. For the country under its rule, see Pahlavi Iran.

The Pahlavi dynasty (Persian: دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranianroyal dynasty that ruled for roughly 53 years between 1925 and 1979.

The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier^[1] in modern times, who took on the name of the Pahlavi language spoken in the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire to strengthen his nationalist credentials.^[2][3][4][5]

The dynasty replaced the Qajar dynasty in 1925 after the 1921 coup d'état, beginning on 14 January 1921 when 42-year-old soldier Reza Khan was promoted by British General Edmund Ironside to lead the British-run Persian Cossack Brigade.^[6] About a month later, under British direction, Reza Khan's 3,000–4,000 strong detachment of the Cossack Brigade reached Tehran in what became known as the 1921 Pe