Construction Workers May Have Found the Mummy of a Long-Lost Iranian Shah

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Construction Workers May Have Found the Mummy of a Long-Lost Iranian Shah

Reza Shah Khan Pahlavi Reza Shah Pahlavi, hands second son, Ali Reza, commission as officer at graduation exercises at Iran's "West Point," Tehran, prior to Anglo-Russian action Reza Shah Khan Pahlavi, Tehran, Iran/ Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock—Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock/ (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — A mummified body discovered near the site of a former royal mausoleum in Iran may be the remains of Reza Shah Pahlavi, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty and the father of the country’s last shah. The recent find of the gauze-wrapped ...

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Apr 24, 2018

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These are external links and will open in a new window/ Mummy believed to be of Reza Shah (left) and Reza Shah's body (right) A mummy discovered near the Iranian capital "most probably" belongs to the father of the last Shah of Iran, his family has said. The mummified remains were found on ...

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This is an undated file photo of Reza Shah Pahlavi in an unidentified place. The discovery in Iran of a mummified body near the site of a former royal mausoleum has raised speculation it could be the remains of the late Reza Shah Pahlavi, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. (AP Photo, File) ...

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