In Western languages, Shah is often used as an imprecise rendering of Šāhanšāh. For a long time, Europeans thought of Shah as a particular royal title rather than an imperial one, although the …

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (born October 26, 1919, Tehran, Iran—died July 27, 1980, Cairo, Egypt) was the shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, when he fled the Iranian Revolution and his rule officially …

Today, July 27, marks 45 years since the death of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran who ruled for nearly four decades before the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled him. He died in exile in …

The Shah’s decision in 1967 to crown Farah Empress of Iran and appoint her regent in the event of his premature death symbolized his staunch commitment to full equality for women. In the early 1970s …

Shah (pronounced shaw, /ʃɑː/) is a title given to hereditary rulers in various parts of Middle Eastern and South Asian history, primarily associated with Persian monarchs.

In Western languages, Shah is often used as an imprecise rendering of Šāhanšāh. For a long time, Europeans thought of Shah as a particular royal title rather than an imperial one, although the …

Reza Shah Pahlavi[3][a] (previously Reza Khan; [4] 15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian military officer and monarch who was the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty and Shah of Iran from 1925 …

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Born in Tehran, in the Sublime State of Iran, to Reza Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi, first Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty) and his second wife, Tadj ol-Molouk, Mohammad Reza was his father's eldest son …

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, (born Oct. 26, 1919, Tehrān, Iran—died July 27, 1980, Cairo, Egypt), Shah of Iran (1941–79), noted for his pro-Western orientation and autocratic rule.