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Rare footage of their Imperial Shahbanu Farah and Shah.

Farah Pahlavi (née Diba, 14 October 1938) is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the former Shahbanu (Empress) of Iran.Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanou of Iran was born in Tehran on October 14, 1938, the only child of Mr. Sohrab Diba and Farideh Diba Ghotbi .Following the death of her father in 1947, Farah Pahlavi was educated at the ...

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Most Infamous Kisses During 1970-1980

According to flashbak.com President Jimmy Carter kisses Claire Huckel, 7, of Philadelphia on the cheek during their meeting at the White House in Washington on Thursday, March 1, 1979. Claire is the 1979 National Easter Seal Child. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)Ref #: PA.10084782 Date: 01/03/1979

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Migration to Tehran

According to the 1867 census, three fourth of the population of Tehran were migrants, of which 8480 (5.4% of the total population) were military men. Only 26.6% of the population was native to Tehran. This high number of migrants (especially temporary military migrants) in those days was due to the conditions of Tehran as the new capital. According to the ...

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Shah and Farah in Tehran’s Streets

Shah (Šâh or Şah)  is a title given to the emperors/kings and lords of Iran (historically also known as Persia). It was also adopted by the kings of Shirvan (a historical Iranian region in Transcaucasia) namely the Shirvanshahs, the rulers and offspring of the Ottoman Empire (termed there as Şeh), Mughal emperors of the Indian Subcontinent, the Bengal Sultanate, as well ...

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