On this day in 1922, supporters of the Iranian monarchy protested against a proposal by the prime minister of Iran, Reza Khan, to abolish the monarchy and declare Iran a republic. Major opponents of this change were the clergy, who were led by ayatollah Hassan Modarres. Eventually Prime Minister Reza Khan gave up on declaring Iran a republic, and the Qajar Dynasty remained in power. The following year the National Assembly of Iran voted to make Reza Khan the King of Iran. Ironically, the clergy, who supported Modarres in the 1920s, became vehement supporters of abolishing the monarchy in the 1970s.
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