The Shah is the king of Iran, although, the last Shah was overthrown in 1979 and sent into exile, he fled to Egypt where he died.
The ayatollah took over after shah of iran lost power.
The last Shah of Iran was Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. A Shah is King and his reign began on September 16, 1941 and lasted until February 11, 1979. He was overthrown by the Iranian revolution.
This is when the Shah of Iran was overthrown.
Shah is the Persian term for King. As a result there are numerous Iranian Shahs. The last was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi who ruled Iran up to 1979 when he was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution.
No. It was for explicitly this reason that he was overthrown by the British and Soviets.
In the Iranian revolution in Iran.
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
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He was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution of 1979, but was not himself involved in Revolution.
The last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar (1837-1857) was the leader of the revolt in Delhi.
In chapter 2 of The Kite Runner, the country is ruled by the monarchy of King Zahir Shah. He was the last King of Afghanistan before the monarchy was overthrown in a coup in 1973.