Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last Shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 to 1979 as the second monarch of the Pahlavi dynasty. He succeeded his father, Reza Shah, and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until his overthrow in the Islamic Revolution, which abolished the nearly 2,500-year-old Iranian monarchy. During his reign, he assumed the title Shahanshah (lit. 'King of Kings'), and held several other titles, including Aryamehr (lit. 'Light of the Aryans') and Bozorg Arteshtaran (lit. 'Grand Army Commander'). Born in Tehran, Pahlavi was named crown prince upon his father's coronation in 1926, and later served as an officer in the Iranian Army. The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941 forced Reza Shah's abdication and Mohammad Reza's accession to the throne. His early reign was marked by political instability, including the Iran crisis of 1946 and a turbulent struggle for power with prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who nationalized the British-owned oil industry...

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