Reza Shah

Reza Shah

male, deceased (1944)
iranian, World War II political leader, Qajar dynasty, secularism in Iran, Anti-communism, Censorship…Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, Field Marshal of Iran, Prime Minister of Iran, MonarchofPersia
Reza Shah, also "Reza Pahlavi", (March 16, 1878 – July 26, 1944), was Shah of Iran from December 15, 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the An...
Alp Arslan

Alp Arslan

male, deceased (1072)
turkish language, Seljuk dynasty, eponym, islam, turkish, MonarchofPersia
Alp Arslan (1029 - December 15, 1072) was the second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponym of the dynasty. He...
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

male, deceased (1980)
suffrage to women, Anglo-Soviet invasion, Muslim, World War II, 2,500 years of continuous monarchy, 2,500 year celebration of Iran's monarchy…Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, monarch, MonarchofPersia, King of King, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, and holding the imperial ti...

Malik Shah I

male, deceased (1092)
damascus, seljuk turk, edessa, Byzantine Empire, turkish, aleppo…MonarchofPersia, Battle of Manzikert
Jalāl al-Dawlah Mālikshāh or simply Malik Shah was the Seljuk sultan from 1072 to 1092. He drove the Byzantine Empire out of most of Anatolia fol...

Azarmidokht

female
Sassanid dynasty, MonarchofPersia, Sassanid, Sassanid Empire, Purandokht
Azarmidokht was the twenty-seventh Sassanid Monarch of Persia, and daughter of Khosrau II. She ruled Persia after her sister Purandokht.
Karim Khan

Karim Khan

male, deceased (1779)
The representative of the subjects, Nāder Shāh Afshār, Agha Mohammad Khan, Zand dynasty, The Deputy or Regent of Peasants, The Peasants' Regent…MonarchofPersia
Karim Khan Zand, ruler and de facto Shah of Iran from 1760 until 1779. He founded the Zand dynasty. He never styled himself as "shah" or king, and...
Shah Rukh

Shah Rukh

male, deceased (1447)
MonarchofPersia, Timurid monarch
Shāhrūh Mīrzā (Persian: شاه رخ ميرزا - Shāhrukh Mirzā, also known as Shāhrūh, Shāhrukh, or Shāh Rukh, in Persian meaning Spirit (rūh) of a King (Shā...
Ulugh Beg

Ulugh Beg

male, deceased (1449)
Turko-Persian Tradition, Islamic mathematics, Turco-Persian, Islamic astronomy, Timurid Empire, mirza…MonarchofPersia, Timurid monarch
Ulugh Beg (c1393 or 1394 in Sultaniyeh (Persia) - October 27, 1449) was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His...

Arpa Ke'Un

male, deceased (1336)
Il-Khan emperor, MonarchofPersia
Arpa Ke'un (d. 1336) was an Ilkhan (1335-1336) during the disintegration of the Mongol state in Persia. He was a member of the house of Tolui....

Tahmasp II

male, deceased (1740)
sunni muslim, Sabzavar, Afghans, MonarchofPersia, Persian Empire, Safavids
Tahmasp II (1704? - 1740) was one of the last Safavid rulers of Persia (Iran). Tahmasp was the son of Husayn (Safavid), the Shah of Iran at that...