The coronation was not very expensive (the jewels were made with stones from the National Treasury) and the Persepolis celebrations were an unique opportunity to show the Iranian history to the world and to improve the diplomatic relations of Iran with the most important countries of the world (representatives from the West and East arrived to Shiraz to pay their repects to the Iranian emperor.
The Pahlavi dynasty is true that is not very ancient, but the first Pahlavi shah was Reza Khan, a military appointed by the Majlis (Iranian parliament) shah of Persia in 1925.
The oil crisis of 1973 was the principal cause of the downfall of the Pahlavi dynasty because of the fact that it generated a very high rate of inflation and, consequently, the empoverishment of the Iranian population.
Regards!
--Previous Message-- : Both the Coronation as well Persepolis, : respectively 1967 and 1971, were before the : world wide oil crisis of 1973. : : Remains: a theatre with a diamond encrusted : Peacock Throne, a Shahbanou with sapphires : as big as our eyeballs popping out. And that : in a -to western standards- underdeveloped : country. And by an "imperial" : dynasty which is rooted in.... 1941. : : I really love a good show. On the right time : and in the right place that is. The Shah had : to avoid this. This was deadly for his : reputation. A good reputation comes by feet : and runs away on horseback. The Iranians I : know, very opposing the present Islamist : regime, are as negative towards the : Pahlavis. There is no love lost, is my : impression. : :
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