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I.D 1907 - 14 Russia strengthens its influence The Russian zone
1907 Constitution extends south to
and its consequences lsphahan
Supports the new, arch-conservative, Shah Mohammed Ali
The Persian Constitutional Revolution (Mashrutiyyat) took place between 1905 and 1911. The new Constitution sought to
establish a Western-oriented, democratic civil society in Persia. The movement had forced the former Shah to establish the
first Majlis (parliament), relatively free press, and other reforms at the end of 1906. The new Shah, Mohammed Ali and the
Russian emperor wanted nothing of that "rubbish". Russian Cossack troops bombarded the Majlis and forced its closure.
The bombardement of the Majlis (Parliament)

Ppc depicting the Russian
Commander of th Cossack
troops, Liakhov As Military
Governor of Teheran he
bombarded the Majlis in
1908. Some leaders of the
Movement were executed.
Sattar Khan in Tabriz
made an uprising. Russian
troops invaded Tabriz. The
uprising spread and the
Bakhtijari clan in the
south occupied Isfahan
and continued towards
Teheran. Jointly this force
and Sattar Khans liberated
Teheran, disposed the
Shah and installed his son
Ahmed, a minor.
Routes: From Mechedisser
5 V 13 to Brussel arriving
13 IV 13
Rate 6 chahi to abroad

Russian General Consulate in Isfahan envelope with signum
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From
Isfahan i-'11v~~~K-~~~r
24-11-08,
to Voronish ~- .
400 km south
of Moscow
date of arrival .r~~~
not clear
Foreign rate
13 chahi
Registration c-L/~~~
fee 13 chahi
The Russian
General
Consulate (/_7 ~£~7
in Isfahan
was quite huge
and important
for Russian ~~~~~~
political and
exonomical
hegemony
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