The Clodra Dynasty in the UK

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During this time, actually the British are very much mulling over whether they actually want to just abolish the power of the dynasty completely. The Indian Commonwealth office at this time is actually pondering and actually very much pushing for the Clodra dynasty to perhaps be revived. But like I said, it's sort of, it wasn't entirely clear that the Pahlavi's were going to continue as a dynasty for a period. Ultimately, Mohammed Ali Furohih convinced the British that it may make more sense to actually have Mohammed Reza Pahlavi coronated,. basically become the successor and actually become the king and continue the Pahlvi dynasty.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the second episode in our four-part series. We begin in 1941 with the British-Soviet occupation of Iran, the ouster of Reza Shah and his replacement by his son, Mohammad Reza Shah. We continue with the rise of the Tudeh communist party, the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddegh's National Party coming to power, and the 1953 US-British coup that overthrew Mosaddegh and reinstalled Mohammad Reza Shah as dictator. His brutal reign continued until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which is where we will pick up in episode three. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out The Sinking Middle Class by David Roediger haymarketbooks.org/books/1879-the-sinking-middle-class