Why did Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Celebrate 2500 Years of Monarchy with foreign dignitaries?

In 1941, The Anglo and Soviet Invasion of Iran under the pretext of Reza Shah Pahlavi’s collaboration with Nazi Germany. His Imperial Majesty Reza Shah Pahlavi did not collaborate with Nazi Germany. German scientists came to Iran to build Iran’s infrastructure. Reza Shah Pahlavi made Iran home for Jewish and Polish people who were escaping persecution. 1

Due to Iran’s military invasion of England and the Soviet Union, Reza Shah Pahlavi descended from the Peacock Throne, favouring Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, his son ascended the Peacock Throne.

When Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ascended to the Peacock Throne, Iran lived in the dark ages. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was transforming Iran toward an industrial nation.

At the time of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi’s reign, Iran was no longer a nation that the westerners labelled Iranians as camel herders. Iran was moving toward modernity and progress.

From October 12th, 1971 to October 16th, 1971, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi celebrated 2500 years of Monarchy in Iran by inviting foreign dignities to Iran.

The critics accused the King of neglecting poverty in Iran; the critics wanted the funds redirected toward poverty reduction and not celebrating the 2500 Monarchy in Iran.

It was impossible to bring poverty to zero. Poverty will always exist because of the scarcity of the economy. However, at the time of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who implement the Welfare Liberalism policy in Iran, Iranians acquired a higher standard of living.

I am reflecting on the celebration of 2500 years of monarchy in Iran. All nations around the world selected a day as a birth of a nation. For example, Canadians celebrate July 01st as the day of independence. In the USA, people are celebrating July 04th as the day of independence.

In conclusion, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi celebrated 2500 Years of Monarchy as the day of Iranians. It had nothing to do with Him. It had to do with Iranians. However, overzealous and jealous Khomeini could not accept the monarchy’s 2500 Years because it was not about him. The critics did not like the celebration because they saw Iran was moving toward the Great Gate of Civilization.

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