Triumph of Tehran
The Triumph of Tehran refers to the entrance of the pro-constitutionalists in Tehran on 13 July 1909, which led Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar to seek refuge at the Russian legation in Tehran, before he would be sent in exile.Background
In 1908, revolutionaries gathered in Azerbaijan, Isfahan, and Gilan, aiming to depose Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. They killed Mohammad Ali Afkham, Rasht's governor.Events
After a five-day battle, the revolutionaries took the capital's control. At the same time, their leaders gathered in the Baharestan palace and decided to replace Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar with Ahmad Shah Qajar.
All these changes took place under the name of Superior parliament which involved 30 people.
