People during the first Pahlavi in close-up view

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The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925, a former Brigadier-General of the Persian Cossack Brigade, whose reign lasted until 1941 when he was forced to abdicate by the Allies after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of homeland. He was succeeded by his son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of homeland.

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