Armed men surrounded Niavaran Palace from 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, the 22nd of Bahman 1357, and succeeded in capturing it on Monday morning, the 23rd of Bahman. After taking control of Louisan, Sultanabad, Ishratabad, and several other military bases, the military commanders told the special guards of the palace to surrender. At 8 o’clock in the morning on Monday, 23 Bahman, some representatives went inside the palace on behalf of the armed men and negotiated with the commanders of the palace guards. At 9 a.m., about 200 security personnel left the palace, and armed men transferred them to the minibuses they had prepared in advance.