1896 in Iran
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The following lists events that have happened in 1896 in the Qajar dynasty.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch: Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (until May 1), Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar (starting May 1)[1]
Events[edit]
- Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar ascends to the throne in May 1896 after the assassination of Naser al-Din Shah.[2][3]
Death[edit]
- May 1 – Naser al-Din Shah Qajar is assassinated by Mirza Reza Kermani when he was visiting and praying in the shrine of Shah-Abdol-Azim.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh - Qājār shah of Iran". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b Bellaigue, Christopher de (2016). "Persia: The Court at Twilight". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Moẓaffar od-Dīn Shāh - Qājār shah of Iran". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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