bombardment of the Majlis

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The bombardment of the Majlis was a 1908 attack ordered by Mohammad Ali Shah on Iran’s parliament in Tehran, marking a violent turning point against the Persian Constitutional Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attack on a legislature
coup d'état
historical event
alsoKnownAs Bombardment of the Iranian Parliament
Bombardment of the National Consultative Assembly
Bombardment of the Parliament
carriedOutBy Persian Cossack Brigade
cause conflict between Mohammad Ali Shah and constitutionalists
opposition to the 1906 constitution
commander Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
Vladimir Liakhov
conflict Persian Constitutional Revolution
coordinateLocation 35.6892°N 51.3890°E
country Qajar Iran
date 23 June 1908
followedBy civil conflict between royalists and constitutionalists
constitutionalists’ armed resistance in provinces
deposition of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar in 1909
hasCategory 1908 in Iran
Attacks on legislatures
Coups d'état in Iran
History of Tehran
Persian Constitutional Revolution
hasEffect arrest and exile of leading constitutionalists
destruction of the Majlis building
intensification of resistance in Tabriz and other cities
involved clerical and intellectual supporters of the constitution
constitutionalists
royalist forces
location Baharestan Square
Majlis building
Tehran
orderedBy Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
partOf Persian Constitutional Revolution
period Qajar dynasty
linked to: Qajar Iran
politicalContext struggle between absolutist monarchy and constitutional government
precededBy granting of the Persian Constitution of 1906
reign of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
region Central Tehran
linked to: central Tehran
result dissolution of the First Majlis
escalation of the Persian Constitutional Revolution
strengthening of royalist control in Tehran
temporary suppression of the constitutional movement
significance symbol of royalist opposition to constitutionalism in Iran
turning point against the Persian Constitutional Revolution
target Iranian constitutionalists
Majlis of Iran
linked to: Parliament of Iran
year 1908

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Persian Constitutional Revolution significantEvent bombardment of the Majlis
Bombardment of the Majlis alsoKnownAs Bombardment of the National Consultative Assembly
subject linked to: bombardment of the Majlis
linked to: bombardment of the Majlis