April, 10, 336 A.D.:
Norooz Cease-Fire Brings Peace with Romans
After 26 years of war, the commander of the Iranian forces proposed a cease-fire one day before Norooz for national celebrations. The offer was accepted by Constantine for two weeks. At the end of the term that was prolonged to 22 days , Constantine postponed war indefinitely to attend the celebrati... Read Full Article:
April, 10, 1336 A.D.:
End OF Mongol Persia
Abu Saeed from the Ilkhanates Dynasty died on Dec, 1, 1335 leaving a corrupt, and barbaric tribal rule that staged biggest massacres in history, alongside destruction of many sources of science and culture. The Ilkhanates state lost cohesion after his death, despite the fact that Arpagan, a descende... Read Full Article:
April, 10, 1796 A.D.:
Tehran Becomes Iran's Capital
Agha Mohammad Khan of Qajar dynasty announces Tehran as Iran's new capital. The city of Sari, in Mazandaran province used to be the Qajar capital but because of defensive considerations the decision to move the capital was taken. Tehran soon expanded and became Iran's most populated city. The follow... Read Full Article:
April, 10, 1965 A.D.:
Assassination Attempt Against Shah Failed
In Marmar palace, army private Shamsabadi fired bullets on Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi who just got off his car and going towards his office. Shah was not injured but two Royal guard officers and the attacker were killed. Shamsabadi was related to a leftist movement whose members were mostly students... Read Full Article:
April, 10, 1972 A.D.:
Quake Destroys Qir
Quake hit the historical city of Qir in the Fars Province in Iran and 58 villages were destroyed and more than 5,000 of their inhabitants were killed. The massive earthquake happened on Apr, 10, 1972. The strong 6.8 Quake, on the Richter scale came at 5:38 in the morning and caught residents of mud-... Read Full Article:
More About The Iranian History
- Complete Iranian History Chronicle arranged by year
- Complete Iranian History Illustrated
Periods of the Iranian/Persian History by Dynasties
- Elamite Dynasties (2800 - 550) BC
- Median Empire (728 - 550) BC
- Achaemenid Empire (550 - 331) BC
- Seleucid Empire (330 - 150) BC
- Parthian Empire (247 BC - 226 AD)
- Sassanid Empire (226 - 651) AD
- Omavi Caliphates (661 - 750) AD
- Abbasi Caliphates (750 - 1258) AD
- Taherian Dynasty (821 - 873) AD
- Alavid Dynasty (864 - 928) AD
- Samanid Dynasty (875 - 999) AD
- Ziyarid Dynasty (928 - 1043) AD
- Buyid Dynasty (934 - 1062) AD
- Ghaznavid Dynasty (977 - 1186) AD
- Seljuk Empire (1037 - 1194) AD
- Kharazm Dynasty (1077 - 1231) AD
- Mongol Ilkhanates (1256 - 1353) AD
- Timurid Empire (1370 - 1506) AD
- Kara Koyunlu (1407 - 1468) AD
- Safavid Dynasty (1502 - 1736) AD
- Hotaki Dynasty (1722 - 1729) AD
- Afshar Dynasty (1736 - 1750) AD
- Zand Dynasty (1750 - 1794) AD
- Qajar Dynasty (1794 - 1925) AD
- Pahlavi Dynasty (1926 - 1979) AD
- Islamic Republic (1979 - ?) AD
