1820 - 1897 (77 years)
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Date |
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| 1 | 1822 | - 1822: Plague and Cholera epidemics kill thousands in Shiraz.
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| 2 | 1824 | - 1824: An earthquake destroys parts of Shiraz.
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| 3 | 1828 | - 1828: Fath Ali Shah:
Iran loses second war to Russia and cede southern Caspian shore
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| 4 | 1830 | - 1830: Plague of locusts destroys the crops, local agriculture and creates famine. Tens of thousands die and many more move out of the city. Population decreases to only about 19000 by diseases and outmigration.
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| 5 | 1834 | - 1834: Qajar Dynasty:
End of Fath Ali Shah Rule
- 1834: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Muhammad Rule 1834 - 1848
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| 6 | 1838 | - 1838: Qajar Dynasty: Qajar king lays claim to Herat in Afghanistan; trounced by Great Britain
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| 7 | 1844 | - 1844: Mirza Ali Muhammad declares himself Mahdi; creates Bahai faith 1844 Bahais considered Shia heresy; deny Muhammad as last prophet and Koran as the final revelation; Mirza executed as heretic in 1850
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| 8 | 1848 | - 1848: Qajar Dynasty: End of Muhammad Rule 1834 - 1848
- 1848: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Naser od-Din Shah
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| 9 | 1853 | - 1853: Another major earthquake hits Shiraz.
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| 10 | 1857 | - 1857: Naser od-Din Shah Tried to reclaim Herat for Iran; Britain forces entry into Iran w/ Treaty of Paris
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| 11 | 1883 | - 1883: First official census shows a population of Shiraz to be 53,607.
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| 12 | 1890 | - 1890: Naser od-Din Shah Began selling "concessions" to European companies
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| 13 | 1891 | - 1891: Naser od-Din Shah Religious fatva against tobacco concession sold to Britain
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| 14 | 1896 | - 1896: Qajar Dynasty: End of Naser od-Din Shah
- 1896: Naser od-Din Shah assassinated in mosque by Muslim objecting to Western influence
- 1896: Qajar Dynasty:
Beginning of Muzzaffar ed-Din Shah Rule 1896 - 1907
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