Coronation of Reza Shah
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| Native name | Persian: تاجگذاری رضا شاه, romanized: Tâj Gozâri-ye Rezâ Shâh |
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| Date | 25 April 1926 |
| Venue | Salam Hall, Golestan Palace |
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Organized by | Government of Iran |
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The coronation of Reza Shah, the shah of Iran took place on 25 April 1926,[1] at the Salam Hall in Golestan Palace.[2] Reza Shah acceded to the throne after Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last monarch from the Qajar dynasty, was deposed by the National Consultative Assembly and Reza was elected to be Qajar's successor on 15 December 1926. Reza Shah's coronation marked the beginning of the Pahlavi dynasty's rule in Iran, which would last up until they were overthrown in the Iranian Revolution of 1979.[3]
On 25 April 1926, Reza Shah placed the newly made, Pahlavi Crown on himself in the Salam Hall of the Golestan Palace.[4] The day prior to the coronation, Reza Shah's eldest son, Mohammad Reza, was proclaimed Crown Prince.[5][6][7] After Reza Shah's abdication in 1941, Mohammad Reza became the Shah of Iran and he also had a coronation in 1967.
