Prince Leopold (1853�1884), Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria, in a carriage with Nasser-Al-Din, the Shah of Persia (left). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1880Nasiruddin, Shah of Persia (Iran) in regal attire, with his scimitar. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images). Circa 1880British residents on horseback outside the British Post Office and Residency in the port of Bushire, Iran. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1894View of the port of Bushire, Iran, from the British Residency, showing the British flagstaff and tennis courts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1894Facade of the Royal Palace in Isfahan, Iran. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1894Muzaffer Uddin (1853�1907) the Shah of Persia. (Photo by W & D Downey/Getty Images)Crown Prince Valiaha of Persia who when older became the Shah of Iran is viewed with a group of officials after he officially opened a new military school in Tehran. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1901Mohammed Ali, Shah of Persia (1872�1925), who reigned from 1907 to 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1907An Anglo-Iranian Oil Company oil well in Iran, 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Laying the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company pipeline between Masjid-i-Suleiman and Abadan in Iran, circa 1910. The pipeline was completed in 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)From left to right: Messrs. Gunning, Thornton, Wood and Garden relaxing in Bustine, Persia. Mr. Wood is smoking a hookah pipe. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1910The city of Shiraz in Iran, capital of Fars province, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)A criminal is publicly whipped in the street in Persia. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1910Shah of Persia, Reza Shah Pahlavi (1877�1944) in military uniform. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1910Soldiers from Tehran, or Teheran, Persia, with a large machine gun. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1911The Shah of Persia (1898�1930) and Prince Albert stand outside the Guildhall after luncheon with the Mayor and Corporation of London. Left to right: The Lord Mayor, the Shah of Persia, Prince Albert (later George VI), and Lord Curzon. The Shah ruled from 1909 to 1925, when he was deposed by a constituent assembly which elected Reza Pahlavi to replace him. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). November 1919The Palace of the Shah at Isfahan (Esfahan) in Iran, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Princess Fawzieh, sister of King Farouk of Egypt, who married the Crown Prince of Iran in 1939. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1938Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919�1980), the son of Reza Khan, the Shah of Iran. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1939An Iranian soldier guards two German tourists near the Iranian-Turkish border during World War II. Since the British occupation of Iran, all Axis nationals are being expelled from the country. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1941A street scene in an Iranian city. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1948The leader of the Iranian Moslems Doctor Hamed in his office in Tehran. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1948The Shah of Persia, accompanied by King George VI, inspecting the guard of honour of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards at Buckingham Palace. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 20th July 1948Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919�1980), the Shah of Iran, (formerly Persia), at the Sunbury Research Station. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images). 27th July 1948