Persian Imperial State کشور شاهنشاهی ایران, Kešvar Šâhanšâhiye Irân OTE: Iran |
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| Motto: "مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است" "Marā dād farmud o Khod dāvar ast" ("Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me") |
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| Capital | Tehran | ||
| Official languages | Persian | ||
| Demonym | Persian | ||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy | ||
| - | Empress | Farah I | |
| - | Prime Minister | ??? | |
| - | Upper House | Senate | |
| - | Lower House | National Consultative Assembly | |
| Population | |||
| - | census | 89 million | |
| Currency | Rial (ریال) | ||
The Persian Imperial State (Persian: کشور شاهنشاهی ایران, Kešvar Šâhanšâhiye Irân) or just Persia or Iran is a country in West and Central Asia. Persia borders Central Asia and China to the north, Pakistan to the south Russia and Armenia and the Caspian Sea to the north.
Persia is one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the Elamites in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes in the seventh century BC and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Empire, one of the largest empires in antiquity. Alexander the Great conquered the empire in the fourth century BC, and it was subsequently divided into several Hellenistic states. An Persiaian rebellion established the Parthian Empire in the third century BC, which was succeeded in the third century AD by the Sasanian Empire. Arab Muslims conquered the region in the seventh century AD, leading to its Islamization. Persia became a major centre of Islamic culture and learning, and its culture, language, and customs spread across the Muslim world. A series of native Persiaian Muslim dynasties ruled the country until the Seljuk and the Mongol conquests of the 11th to 14th centuries. In the 16th century, the native Safavids re-established a unified Persiaian state with Twelver Shia Islam as the official religion.
Under Nader Shah in the 18th century, Persia was a leading world power, though by the 19th century, it had lost significant territory through a series of conflicts with the Russian Empire. The early 20th century saw the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty, and efforts at modernization. Attempts to nationalise the country's vast fossil fuel supply led to a failed Anglo-American coup in 1953 which saw Persia strengthening its ties with the Russian Empire and Empire of China. Another failed Persiaian Revolution took place in 1979, after which in 1980 - Iran united with Afghanistan (years earlier too, had its attempts as a failed coup leading to the Russian and Chinese invasion of Afghanistan). Persia is officially governed as a constitutional monarchy, with a parliamentary system.
Persia is a major regional and global power, due to its large reserves of fossil fuels—including the second largest natural gas supply and third largest proven oil reserves—strategic location in the Asian continent, and role as the focal point Shia Islam within the Middle East. It wields influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia (Tajikistan), where Persian is co-official to Azeri, Tajik and Russian respectively.
History[]
Failed Iranian Revolution - 1979[]
The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution (انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the failed overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The failure of the revolution also led to the preservation and conservation of the Imperial State of Iran, keeping the monarchical government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Pahvali monarchy was supported by the Russian Empire and Empire of China.
After the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, Pahlavi aligned Iran with the Western Bloc and cultivated a close relationship with the United States to consolidate his power as an authoritarian ruler. Relying heavily on American support amidst the Cold War, he remained the Shah of Iran for 26 years after the coup,
Beginning in 1963, Pahlavi implemented a number of reforms aimed at modernizing Iranian society, in what is known as the White Revolution. In light of his continued vocal opposition to the modernization campaign after being arrested twice, Khomeini was exiled from Iran in 1964. However, as major ideological tensions persisted between Pahlavi and Khomeini, anti-government demonstrations began in October 1977, eventually developing into a campaign of civil resistance that included elements of secularism and Islamism. In August 1978, the deaths of between 377 and 470 people in the Cinema Rex fire — claimed by the opposition as having been orchestrated by Pahlavi's SAVAK — came to serve as a catalyst for a popular revolutionary movement across all of Iran, and large-scale strikes and demonstrations paralyzed the entire country for the remainder of that year.
On 16 January 1979, Pahlavi left the country temporarily, to ask aid from the Russians and Chinese, who had cooperated in suceeding in their Invasion of Afghanistan years earlier, leaving behind his duties to Iran's Regency Council and Shapour Bakhtiar, the opposition-based Iranian prime minister. On 1 February 1979, Khomeini returned to Iran, following an invitation by the government; several thousand Iranians gathered to greet him as he landed in the capital city of Tehran, but was assassinated by a united cooperation between Persian Loyalist, Russian and Chinese special black ops forces.
The failure of the Iranian Revolution was met with domino effects around the world. Due to the convenience and effectivness of Russian and Chinese aid, Shah Mohammad Rezha Pahlavi officially united Iran with Afghanistan to form the Empire of Persia, and led it into an alliance with the Russian Empire and the Empire of China.
Unification with Afghanistan - 1981[]
In 1980, the Shah of Persia, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Shah of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir met in Kabul to discuss the terms of forming a duo-monarchy similar to Ausria-Hungary. The two discussed a rotating monarchy, where each King would take turns assuming the throne as the Emperor of all Persia. The two also supported Constitutional reforms, and allowed a Prime Minister to use the powers granted to them by the Shah.
The Western powers opposed this very move, and supported more opposition groups, causing Muhammad Reza Pahlavi to cut all ties with the western powers and with Russian and Chinese aid, demanded that Western troops leave Persia at once.
On August 6, 1981 the united Persian Imperial State was officially proclaimed, with Muhammad Reza as its Shah.
The Persian economy was enriched by economic links with southern Russian Empire, particularily in the Governorate of Tajikistan, since the Tajiks were Persian-speaking people. Economic links with southwesetern China were also established.
Tajikistan Joins - 1993[]
In 1991, the Russian Empire collapsed, and was transformed into the Russian Commonwealth. In 1991, the Independent State of Tajikistan was formed, with Tajik, Persian and Russian as the three official languages. However, a large movement to re-unite Tajikistan with the rest of the Persian-speaking world started to commence, Western observers suspecting that Chinese and Russians were behind the gerrymandering.
In 1992, the Provisional Government of Tajikistan announced its intention to become part of the Empire of Persia, completing the process by the May 31, 1993 - on the Day of Eid al-Adha.
Growth[]
In the decades to follow, the Persian state started to grow with improvements in its economy, society and military. Much like Japan decades later, the Royal Persian Navy made it efforts to expand again, and in the 21st century, the Persian military was able to establish overseas bases and increase its overseas presence, especially in Palestine, which is a Persian and Russian military ally.
Random facts[]
- Persia is considered one of the "ice cream capitals" of the world, serving some of the world's most favored ice cream, four time Persia won the "World's Best Ice Cream Nation" Award at the Global Dairy Fest in Denver