Imamzadeh Abdullah, Rey
The Imamzadeh Abdollah () is a Shia Islam, Shi'ite imamzadeh complex located the Ray, Iran, Ray district of southern Tehran province, Iran. The complex includes a cemetery and contains the graves of many notable individuals. The complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 4 May 1999, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. Notable burials *Hossein-Qoli Nezam al-Saltaneh Mafi, Hossein-Qoli Khān Māfi ''Nezām os-Saltaneh'' (1832–1908) – List of Grand Viziers of Persia, Prime Minister of Iran (1906–07) *Āghā Bābā The Khazeni Family, Khāzeni (1850–1920) *Rezāqoli Khān ''Nezām os-Saltaneh'' (:fa:رضاقلی نظامالسلطنه, fa) (1867–1924) – politician *Adib Pishavari, Adib Pishāvari (1844–1930) – Pakistani scholar and poet *Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh, Javād Khān ''Saad od-Dowleh'' (1856–1930) – politician *Esmāil Khān Qashqāi ''Sowlat od-Dowleh'' (:ru:Исмаил-хан Кашкай, r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ray, Iran
Shahre Ray, Shahr-e Ray, Shahre Rey, or Shahr-e Rey (, ) or simply Ray or Rey (), is the capital of Ray County, Iran, Rey County in Tehran Province, Iran. Formerly a distinct city, it has now been absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran as the 20th district of municipal Tehran, the capital city of the country. In historical sources also known as Rhages (), Rhagae, and Arsacia, Ray is the oldest existing city in Tehran Province. In the Classical antiquity, classical era, it was a prominent city belonging to Media (region), Media, the political and cultural base of the Medes. Old Persian cuneiform, Ancient Persian inscriptions and the Avesta (Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian Religious text, scriptures), among other sources, attest to the importance of ancient Ray. Ray is mentioned several times in the Biblical apocrypha, Apocrypha. It is also shown on the fourth-century Tabula Peutingeriana, Peutinger Map. The city was subject to severe destruction during the Middle Ages, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Khazeni Family
The Khazeni family (), Khazeni-Rad and Khazenifar family were a prominent Iranian industrial and mercantile family, active in Iran from the Qajar dynasty. Throughout the 20th century, the main activities of the family were the manufacture and distribution of steel and fabric products through its company, The Cheltenham Company, which included the import of Japanese Iron and commodities such as cotton. History The Khazeni, Khazeni-Rad, and Khazenifar families have three separate lineages interlinked through bloodlines. After being known as Khazeni-Allangei (Arrangei) and Abbasian, the families opted to drop the affixes and change the family name at the time of Reza Shah. The first Tehran resident of the family, Agha Baba Khazeni, is buried at Imamzadeh Abdullah, Rey. "Agha Khazeni", one of the founding members of the family, is buried at the gateway of Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine in the city of Rey, south of Tehran. Before Tehran, the family had a history in Yazd but moved to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Fifty-Three
The Fifty-Three were a group of 53 Iranians arrested for involvement in communist Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ... political activities in 1937 and brought to trial in November 1938 in the most sensational of the political trials held during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi. Some, such as Taqi Arani, died in jail - the rest were released in 1941. The fifty-five were: * 1. Taqi Arani * 2. Abdul-Samad Kambakhsh * 3. Mohammad Bahrami * 4. Mohammad Shureshyan * 5. Ali Sadeqpour * 6. Mohammad Boqrati * 7. Ziya Alamutti * 8. Mohammad Pazhuh * 9. Mohammad Farjami * 10. Abbas Azeri * 11. Nasratallah Ezazi * 12. Anvar Khamei * 13. Nosrat-ollah Jahanshahlou * 14. Emad Alamutti * 15. Akbar Ashfar * 16. Taqi Makinezhad * 17. Mojtaba Sajjadi * 18. Bozorg A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taqi Arani
Taqi Arani (; 5 September 1903 – 4 February 1940), was a professor of chemistry, left-wing Iranian political activist and theorist as well as the founder and editor of the Marxist magazine '' Donya'' (''The World''). Biography Arani was born in Tabriz and moved to Tehran with his family when he was four years old. In 1920, he graduated from Dar ul-Funun School in Tehran and pursued his studies in Germany studying chemistry at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin). While studying in Germany, he began to study politics as well. Upon finishing his studies, he returned to Iran in 1928 and started ''Donya'' magazine. Many people consider ''Donya'' as his most important contribution to modern intellectual life in Iran. In 1938, he and 52 of his colleagues, The Fifty-Three, were arrested and charged with being involved in communist activities. He died (or as some claim, was killed) in jail on 4 February 1940. Members of the Fifty-Three ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emad Al-Kottab
Mirza Mohammad Hussein Seifi Qazvini (), better known as Emad al-Kottab () was an Iranian calligrapher Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ... best known for being a member of the Punishment Committee. He is credited with writing the calligraphic pieces on the Tomb of Ferdowsi and Dar ul-Funun, among other places. He died on 17 July 1936, and was buried in Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray.{{Cite book , last=Nūr Muḥammadī , first=Mahdī , title=مشاهیر قزوین , publisher=Saye Gostar , year=2010 , isbn=978-964-7536-86-8 , edition=3rd , pages=63–74 , language=fa , trans-title=Notable people of Qazvin His role was played by Jamshid Mashayekhi in the popular Iranian series Hezar Dastan. Calligraphy examples File:Siyah Mashq in Nastaliq script, Nasir Javaherp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdolhossein Teymourtash
Abdolhossein Teymourtash (; 25 September 1883 – 3 October 1933) was an influential Iranian statesman who served as the first minister of court of the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern Iran in the 20th century. Given his significant role in the transition of power from the Qajar to Pahlavi dynasties, he is identified closely with the Pahlavis for whom he served as the first minister of court from 1925 to 1933. Nonetheless, Teymourtash's rise to prominence on the Iranian political scene predated the rise of Reza Shah to the throne in 1925, and his elevation to the second most powerful political position in the early Pahlavi era was preceded by a number of significant political appointments. Apart from having been elected to serve as a member of Parliament to the 2nd (1909–1911); 3rd (1914–1915); 4th (1921–1923); 5th (1924–1926); and 6th (1926–1928) Majles of Iran, Teymourtash served in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |