History of Iran: Persian Empires, Islamic Conquest And 1979 Revolution

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If you want to understand world history, regional, Middle Eastern politics, and our world's broader contest between democracy and autocracy, you have to understand Iran. It is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations and the first ancient superpower, the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus, a state that has been repeatedly conquered by Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, yet its strong national identity rooted in Persian history has never been erased. Bianca Nobilo talks us through the history of the country that the whole world now has its eyes on, to help us understand what led the events we see unfolding today. Watch next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aysfmm3GHIs 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Prehistory 04:28 Elam: Iran enters history 11:15 Darius and the architecture of empire - 522 BC 13:53 Alexander 15:18 The Sasinians: The second Persian Empire - 224 AD 17:22 The Arab Conquest 19:13 The Persian Revival: 9th to 11th Centuries 20:20 The age of Turks, Mongol - 11th to 15th centuries 23:41 The Savafids and the Shi’a Turn - 1501 to 1736 25:51 The Qatars and The Great Game - 1766 - 1925 27:13 The Pavlavis: 1925 - 1979 30:33 The 1979 Revolution - monarchy to theocracy 32:46 Iran since 1988 Note from Bianca: You can look more closely and read the inscription on the Cyrus cylinder here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1880-0617-1941 Subscribe to stay up-to-date on all Uncensored content. Follow History Uncensored on: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history__uncensored Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/history__uncensored/ X: https://x.com/hist_uncensored Follow Bianca Nobilo on: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bianca_nobilo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biancanobilo/ X: https://x.com/bianca_nobilo #Iran #history #geopolitics