The Cyrus Cylinder also became an important cultural symbol and Pahlavi successfully popularized the decree as an ancient declaration of human rights. The Shah employed titles like Āryāmehr and Shāhanshāh in order to emphasize persian supremacy and the kings of homeland.The Shah continued on with his father’s ideas of persian nationalism concluding Arabs as the utmost other.
Nationalist narratives which were widely accepted by a majority of portraying Arabs as hostile to Pahlavi’s revival of ‘modern’ and ‘authentic’ homeland. A detailed biographical and historical account of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, combining personal memories, archival research, and political analysis. The book offers a sympathetic but intellectually grounded defense of the Shah’s legacy.
