Iran in the Twentieth Century (2)

Anonymous4now — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:44:59 +0000

The following are excerpts from "Iran: The Illusion of Power" by Robert Graham. The book was written in 1979 and that is why in many places it talks in present tense about the events of the time >>> Part 1

Iran in the Twentieth Century

Anonymous4now — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:08:44 +0000

The following are excerpts from "Iran: The Illusion of Power" by Robert Graham. The book was written in 1979 and that is why in many placed it talks in present tense about the events of the time.

Tehran, literally ‘warm place’, became the capital of what was then Persia at the turn of the eighteenth century under the first of the Qajar kings, Agha Mohammad Khan. Under the Qajars Tehran remained essentially a large walled city built of mud brick, and centered round the covered Bazaar and its accompanying mosques.

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Iran in the Twentieth Century (2)

Iran in the Twentieth Century