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title: "Iranian Constitutional Revolution"
year: 1905
country: "Iran"
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slug: "iranian-constitutional-revolution"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1905-01-01"
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# Iranian Constitutional Revolution

> Iran's constitutional uprising forced the Shah to establish a parliament and constitution, marking the first democratic stirrings in the Islamic world.

## Summary

The Persian Constitutional Revolution, also known as the Constitutional Revolution of Iran, took place between 1905 and 1911 during the Qajar era. The revolution led to the establishment of a parliament in Iran (Persia), and has been called an "epoch-making episode in the modern history of Persia".

## Sources

- [Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1910](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Constitutional_Revolution) - Wikipedia

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