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2 unusual facts about 1908 bombardment of the Majlis


1908 bombardment of the Majlis

Russian colonel Liakhoff who was the commander of Persian Cossack Brigade lead the force in shelling the Majles and executing several leaders of the Constitutional Movement on June 23, 1908.

The 1908 bombardment of the Majlis of Iran took place on 23 June 1908 in Tehran, when the Persian Cossack forces serving the Shah of Persia aided by cannons and Kazak soldiers of the Russian Empire fired artillery and attacked Iranian parliament, the Majles.



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