Pahlavi dynasty

In 1878, Reza Khan was born at the village of Alasht in Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province. His parents were Abbas Ali Khan and Noushafarin Ayromlou. His mother was a Muslim immigrant from Georgia (then part of the Russian Empire) whose family had emigrated to mainland Qajar Iran after Iran was forced to cede all of its territories in the Caucasus following the Russo-Persian Wars several decades prior to Reza's birth. His father was a Mazandarani, commissioned in the 7th Savadkuh Regiment, and served in the Anglo-Persian War in 1856. ==Pahlavi monarchs, regents, and heads of the house==

Reign of Pahlavi monarchs and tenure of later pretenders; and their lifespan Source: == Consorts ==

, the heir presumptive until his death in 1954 The 1906 constitution of Iran specifically provided that only a male who was not descended from the Qajar dynasty could become the heir apparent. This made all half-brothers of Mohammad Reza ineligible to become heirs to the throne. Line of succession in February 1979 • Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944) • Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919–1980) • (1) Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (b. 1960) • (2) Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1966-2011) • Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1922–1954) • (3) Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi (b. 1947) • (4) Prince Davoud Pahlavi (b. 1972) • (5) Prince Houd Pahlavi (b. 1973) • (6) Prince Mohammad Pahlavi (b. 1976) Current line of succession • Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944) • Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919–1980) • Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (b. 1960) • Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1966–2011) • Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1922–1954) • (1) Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi (b. 1947) • (2) Prince Davoud Pahlavi (b. 1972) • (3) Prince Houd Pahlavi (b. 1973) • (4) Prince Rafaël Pahlavi (b. 2006) • (5) Prince Mohammad Pahlavi (b. 1976) List of crown princes Heirs to the headship (since 1979) ==Royal jewels==

• Shâh: Emperor, followed by Shâhanshâh of Iran, with style His Imperial Majesty • Shahbânu: Shahbânu or Empress, followed by first name, followed by "of Iran", with style Her Imperial Majesty • Valiahd: Crown Prince of Iran, with style His Imperial Highness • Younger sons: Prince (Shâhpūr, or Shah's Son), followed by first name and surname (Pahlavi), and style His Imperial Highness. • Daughters: Princess (Shâhdokht, or Shah's Daughter), followed by first name and surname (Pahlavi), and style Her Imperial Highness. • Children of the monarch's daughter/s use another version of Prince (Vâlâ Gohar, "of superior essence") or Princess (Vâlâ Gohari), which indicate descent in the second generation through the female line, and use the styles His Highness or Her Highness. This is then followed by first name and father's surname, whether he was royal or a commoner. However, the children by the last Shah's sister Fatemeh, who married an American businessman as her first husband, are surnamed Pahlavi Hillyer and do not use any titles. ==See also==