His people revolted against him and wished to put him on trial for the way he ran their country. He decided the better option would be to flee rather than submit.
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.
Iran has not fallen. It's still here. The Shah fell in 1979.
Persia, now Iran
1979 with the overthrow of the shah's government.
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.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was born in Iran. He went into exile on November 4, 1964 and came back on February 1, 1979, a few weeks after the Shah of Iran went into exile (on January 17, 1979).
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.
There is no longer a monarchy in Iran. In 1979 there was a revolution where the of Iran fled the country and Ayatollah Khomeini rose to power after his exile in Iraq/France. Iran is currently an Islamic Republic and does not have a king (Shah).
1940.
The Shah of Iran lived in exile in Texas for many years.
The shah of Iran
In 1925, Reza Khan, later known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, overthrew the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty and became Shah himself. He was forced to abdicate in 1941 for a few years because of the Anglo-Soviet invasion, but following the resolution of the invasion, took back power and ruled until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Iran has not fallen. It's still here. The Shah fell in 1979.
Shah
Persia, now Iran
Le Shah is a title of the former ruler of Iran, brought down by Ayatholla Khomeiny in 1979. Le Shah is "the Shah"
1979 with the overthrow of the shah's government.