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Show 125 Russia felt it had lost power and influence ment the as a result of the Revolution. ex-king, support ex-king, was Therefore, Muhammad Ali Shah, who in the form of some of his was over in 1911 Russia living supported in exile in Russia. troops and munitions in family the Persian govern an attack and his court, crossed the on within army, with the effective forty miles of Tehran. venting his further advance. him to return to Russia A few months The Iran. Caspian sea. with his ar;my, marched toward Tehran (Kasravi, 1961:167-80). months, his This He, In two support of RUSSia, had advanced to But the nationalist army succeeded in pre The nationalists defeated his army and forced (Kasravi, 1961:224). later, Russia, after sending two ultimatums to the Persian government, occupied the northern part of Iran, and, even, Isfahan in central Iran. were In this invasion, thousands of defenseless Persians killed and wounded (Kasravi, 1961:245). The Russians tried to de stroy the Assembly, the 'symbol of the Constitution, and for this used the ex-Cabinet members of Iran. executed a coup d'etat expelled from be in rule in men the par Iiment of Persia, building return. already and Thus, were to were told that their li ves would quote from Shuster's, 'they abolish.ed the last vestige PerSia, and left their -country who had "On December 24, the ex-Cabinet against the Majlis [Assembly]; the deputies danger should they Strangling purpose at the mercy of The of Constitutional seven sold out to-the Russian Government. oriental states It was a sordid .... |
