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Persian Constitutional Revolution

1905–1911 · 20th century · Also known as Iranian Constitutional Revolution

The Persian Constitutional Revolution (1905–1911) was a movement of merchants, clergy and reformers that forced the Qajar ruler Mozaffar ad-Din Shah to grant a constitution and an elected parliament, the Majlis, in 1906. Mohammad Ali Shah's bombardment of the Majlis in 1908 led to civil war and his deposition in 1909, but Russian intervention closed parliament in 1911. The constitution it created formally remained in force until 1979.

Persian Constitutional Revolution
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