2500-year-old kingdom celebration with emphasis on cultural-social review the regim in Iran.

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

L. Dehghan Nayyeri ¹ , H. Shojaei ²

1 - Ph.D. Department of History The university of Estahan
2 - ...

Received: 2016-07-12 Accepted : 2016-07-12 Published : 2007-04-21

Keywords: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , 2500-year-old kingdom, celebration, positive nationalism, Cirus Great.protest of newspapers, Opposition,

Abstract :

2500-year-old kingdom celebration which after years of providing propaganda and studying were held in the fall of 1350 in persepolis with a unque glory , was on of the most expensire celebration which cost over 300 million dollars.By holding such a celebration ,shah was seeking a way to continue his government and dominance over the pepole of Iran ,so he began to recover Aryan's valuas and arouse animosity towards Islam and develop friendly relation with foreign countries ,hence he began a series of controversial and , in some cases ,useful measures :naming himself "shah", ordering the collection and compiliation if some books about Iran's pre-Islamic culture and civilization ,founding Shahanshahi foundation of Iran Acadmy ,establish-ment of Iran's National Deed Registery ,holding various celebrations during the celebration decade (1345-1355),promoting people to choose their children the original Iranian names ,sending some educational groups callend "Sepahyane Danesh" (knowledge corps)to villages for the aim of making pepole eager to ancient and kigdom culture and informing them of the magnitude of the 2500-year-old kingdom celebrations ,building several schools and many buildings of public interest after the name of cirus the Great,changing the calender from solar to kingdome the cost of these celebrtions was so high and anti-Islamic measurs of regime were so extensive that finally raised the protest of the majority of the pepole of Iran and even foreign press and figures,and Shah and regime were condemned.