Iranian monarchy
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The Shah of Iran was the hereditary ruler of the Iranian monarchy, though the phrase, when used by Westerners today, generally refers to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shahanshah.
According to royal order of precedence, the Shahanshah was equal in status to an Emperor. For most of its existence the Iranian monarchy had been an absolute monarchy. During the Persian Constitutional Revolution, Iran became a constitutional monarchy until 1925. After Reza Shah during the early years of World War II, the constitutional monarchy was restored until the Iranian Revolution established a Republic.
The modern Iranian monarchy was established in 1501 after the Safavid dynasty came to power under Shah Ismail I, and ended the so-called "fourth era" of political fragmentation.
The monarchy was abolished in 1979 when a revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini pressured Mohammad Reza Pahlavi into exile, and established an Islamic Republic in its place.
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