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| 1 | 1779 | - 1779: End of Karim Khan (and Zands)Rule
- 1779: Start of Civil wars that ripped Iran apart along ethnic line (1779 - 1795)
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| 2 | 1794 | - 1794: End of the Zand dynasty, 1750–1794
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| 3 | 1795 | - 1795: Beginning of the Qajar Dynasty
- 1795: Last Zand surrenders to Agha Muhammad Khan
- 1795: End of Civil wars that ripped Iran apart along ethnic line (1779 - 1795)
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| 4 | 1796 | - 1796: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Agha Muhammad Khan, In youth, hostage of Zands; castrated and caged Unified Persia under his control; crowned Shah in Tehran in 1796
Assassinated by own servants
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| 5 | 1797 | - 1797: Qajar Dynasty: End of Agha Muhammad Khan.
- 1797: End of the Afsharid dynasty, 1736–1797
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| 6 | 1798 | - 1798: Qajar Dynasty:
Beginning of Fath Ali Shah
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| 7 | 1813 | - 1813: Fath Ali Shah:
Iran loses first war to Russia and Armenia, Georgia and N. Azerbaijan
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| 8 | 1822 | - 1822: Plague and Cholera epidemics kill thousands in Shiraz.
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| 9 | 1824 | - 1824: An earthquake destroys parts of Shiraz.
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| 10 | 1828 | - 1828: Fath Ali Shah:
Iran loses second war to Russia and cede southern Caspian shore
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| 11 | 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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| 12 | 1834 | - 1834: Qajar Dynasty:
End of Fath Ali Shah Rule
- 1834: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Muhammad Rule 1834 - 1848
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| 13 | 1838 | - 1838: Qajar Dynasty: Qajar king lays claim to Herat in Afghanistan; trounced by Great Britain
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| 14 | 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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| 15 | 1848 | - 1848: Qajar Dynasty: End of Muhammad Rule 1834 - 1848
- 1848: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Naser od-Din Shah
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| 16 | 1853 | - 1853: Another major earthquake hits Shiraz.
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| 17 | 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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| 18 | 1883 | - 1883: First official census shows a population of Shiraz to be 53,607.
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| 19 | 1890 | - 1890: Naser od-Din Shah Began selling "concessions" to European companies
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| 20 | 1891 | - 1891: Naser od-Din Shah Religious fatva against tobacco concession sold to Britain
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| 21 | 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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| 22 | 1900 | - 1900: Muzzaffar ed-Din Shah Pledged Iranian customs receipts as collateral for Russian loan
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| 23 | 1901 | - 1901: Muzzaffar ed-Din Shah gives British right to Iranian oil
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| 24 | 1906 | - 1906: Riots; 13,000-20,000 take refuge in British Embassy during Muzzaffar ed-Din Shah's rule.
- 1906: Constitution and inauguration of Majlis, parliament during Muzzaffar ed-Din Shah rule
- 1906: Irans's First Majlis (1906)
After the Constitutional Revolution in Iran, the first elections for the legislative assembly were held in September 1906. In this round only the hexagonal strata of princes, aristocrats and noblemen, ulema, clerics, tradesmen, landlords and farmers had the right to run for the elections or vote. The minimum voting age was 25. The number of representatives was determined to be 156 which was not materialized. The tenure of the assembly was two years.
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| 25 | 1907 | - 1907: Qajar Dynasty:
End of Muzzaffar ed-Din Shah Rule 1896 - 1907
- 1907: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Muhammad Ali Shah rule, 1907 - 1909
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| 26 | 1908 | - 1908: Russian troops defeat protestors at mosque and Majlis; end of parliament during Muhammad Ali Shah's rule
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| 27 | 1909 | - 1909: Qajar Dynasty: End of Muhammad Ali Shah rule, 1907 - 1909
- 1909: Qajar Dynasty: Beginning of Sultan Ahmed Shah (corpulent 12 year son of Muhammad) 1909 - 1925
- 1909: Irans's Second Majlis (1909)
The second Majlis elections were held according to the elections law in July 1909. The number of representatives was reduced to 120, the condition of class distinction for participation in the polls was lifted and the minimum voting age was set at 20. The amount of ownership was adjusted but to run for the Majlis one had to be a landlord. This assembly did not complete its term and was dissolved following the ultimatum by Russia.
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| 28 | 1911 | - 1911: W. Morgan Shuster attempts to reorganize Iranian finances; ousted by Russians during Sultan Ahmed Shah
- 1911: Sultan Ahmed Shah's cabinet backed by 12,000 Russian troops overthrows Majlis
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| 29 | 1913 | - 1913: British Admiralty converts to oil; controls much of southern Iran 1913 during Sultan Ahmed Shah rule
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| 30 | 1914 | - 1914: Irans's Third Majlis (1914)
According to the elections law approved by the second Majlis (October 22, 1911) two months before its dissolution, elections for the third Majlis were held in January 1914. In the new law, all Iranian men enjoyed equal suffrage rights and the number of deputies rose to 136.
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| 31 | 1921 | - 1921: Little known military officer, Reza Khan, seizes power
- 1921: Irans's Fourth Majlis (1921-23)
Elections for the fourth Majlis was held in 1918 but the assembly was practically inaugurated after Reza Shah's coup d'etat of July 1921.
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| 32 | 1923 | - 1923: Irans's Fifth Majlis 1923 - 1925+/- during Reza Shah Pahlavi's rule
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