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Alexander the Great
Conquers PersiaArab Invasion
of PersiaMongol Forces
Seize PersiaShah Ismail I begins
rule & Shia Islam
becomes the state
religionPersepolis is
foundedRusso-Persian
WarTimur’s
Invasion2nd Russo-
Persian WarGreco-
Persian
WarOttoman-Safavid
WarCoup of
1921Reza Khan appointed
Prime MinisterReza Khan elected by
constituent assemblySoviet Union and Great Britain occupy
IranPeople Revolt, forcing
Mohammad Reza into exile2,500-year
celebration heldDarius I promotes
ZoroastrianismCyrus the Great
establishes
PersiaFirst silent
film madeIraq launches
surprise attackAhmadinejad became
presidentProtests over
women's rights
break outPeriods
Achaemenid
Dynasty of 1st
Persian EmpireSeleucid EmpireArsacid dynastySasanian dynastyIranian
IntermezzoSeljuk DynastyHellenistic Art Period
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