The History of Iran | Empires, Oil & the Fall of the Shah | Hindi Documentary

Discover the history of Iran—from Cyrus the Great and the Persian Empire to the fall of the Shah and the Iranian Revolution of 1979. This Hindi documentary explores how ancient Persia became modern Iran through conquest, culture, religion, trade, oil and political change. Discover the stories of Persepolis, Darius, Alexander, the Sasanian Empire, Persian literature, the Safavid dynasty and the Pahlavi monarchy. Why did Persian survive as Iran’s main language? How did the Safavids shape Iran’s Shia identity? What happened during oil nationalisation and the 1953 coup? And why did the Shah’s powerful monarchy collapse? CHAPTERS 00:00 The Last Shah and the Coming Revolution 01:03 Cyrus and the Rise of the Persian Empire 04:33 Alexander, the Sasanians and the Arab Conquests 09:33 The Safavids and Iran’s Shia Identity 15:44 Oil, Foreign Intervention and the 1953 Coup 20:43 The Iranian Revolution and Modern Iran Subscribe to History Reopened for historical documentaries that connect the past to the world we live in. Topics: Iran history in Hindi, history of Iran, Persian Empire history, ancient Persia, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Persepolis, Sasanian Empire, Persian language, Shahnameh, Safavid Empire, Shah Abbas, Reza Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mohammad Mossadegh, Iran oil nationalisation, 1953 Iran coup, Iranian Revolution 1979 and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Narration: Hindi / Hindustani. Historical illustrations are reconstructions, not original footage. #IranHistory #HindiDocumentary #PersianEmpire #HistoryOfIran #IranDocumentary #AncientPersia #CyrusTheGreat #Persepolis #IranianRevolution #Iran1979 #ShahOfIran #SafavidEmpire #SasanianEmpire #PersianHistory #MiddleEastHistory #WorldHistory #HistoryDocumentary #HistoryInHindi #IranOil #HistoryReopened