The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (3/4)
Iran's constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy. It didn't demand a fundamental overthrow of the prevailing system. Instead, it unified the country's merchants, intellectuals, and clerics in demanding nothing more than an elected parliament and a constitution
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10434625
Media ID
46073804
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4700px x 2906px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1908
