SYND 16-10-71 PERSEPOLIS PARADE 

This is what the successors should do to respect their ancestors, preserving their heritage so that future generations do not lose their true identity. Ruhollah Khomeini condemned all ancient traditions associated with ancient Persian heritage and considered them bid'ah and not Islamic.

Amazing. A country celebrating its 2500 birthday! Greetings from Poland.

Why didn't he upgrade his Ancient and Classical units?

Pers

As an IRANIAN who born years after revolution (destruction) I always believed that Shah (Pahlavi kingdom) betrayed our country IRAN. Because we were brained washed in our schools. But today we know that Shah Pahlavi was a real servant and true king for his Country.

Proud of Persia. Long live Irani.

The legacy of Achaemenid Empire shall not die in Iran.

Irans old glory

Women in uniforms marching with skirts and rifles? How much Iran has changed.

Thanks AP Archive. I've been searching for this Video for a long time because i really admired by The Persian culture, it's a shame that they are no longer have this parade anymore.

Persian immortals

Iran before 1979 was heaven on earth, monarcy will be back in iran and persia will rise again

All of my respect for the Iranian people, the nation and the imperial family. I also hope that Iran will be free of these terrorist regime

Iran needs to do their military parades at Persepolis.

جاوید شاه ♥️ جاوید شاه ♥️ جاوید شاه ♥️،به دوران باشکوه پهلوی باز خواهیم گشت

خدا ...شاه ...میهن😢😢😢😢😢روحش شاد

i aint never seen sumn cooler than this

I'm really proud of coming IRAN چقدر به خودم افتخار میکنم که ایرانی‌ام🙆🏻‍♀️🌱

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Parthia!

Για την εποχή του ήταν σύγχρονος..Τωρα υπάρχει μόνο η θρησκοληψία..

This celebration doesn't look more expensive than any olympic games opening celebration.

This parade festival looked really expensive.

Iran

Aryan IRAN forever 👑🤍🔥

They do all this in my school when I miss one day

진짜 소원이 있다면 마이클잭슨 라이브공연이랑 이 퍼레이드, 내 두 눈으로 관람하고 싶다..

Love Persian ❤️ 我爱波斯

The shah spent $90mil in USD in 1971 on this. That's roughly $671mil today in 2024. He invited the heads of states of other countries, even the US vice president Spiro Agnew and his wife, to the site where the former kings of the Achamenid Empire used to receive tribute from their subject heads of state. When asked by a reporter what his people had to look towards in hope of their future the shah replied himself. He had a substantial portion of the population that was starving daily and he threw around money to try to elevate himself to the status of Cyrus the Great. He was more concerned about projecting an image of greatness than acrually being a great leader for his people. He tried to flex on other countries that militarily and even economically could've wiped Iran off the map. I get the alternative sucks but the shah seems like he was a narcissistic fool to me.

Mamlekate ma az dast dadim. Chi boodim chi shodim. Lanat be jomurye eslamie goh

Shah should of paraded his Savak out there too!

This party was the downfall of the shah. He spent millions of dollars to impress the unimpressed.

We pray IRAN

pers tarihi ilgimi çekiyor

And meanwhile people were starving in Iran…

Crace Kelly was there too that 3 days

HOW DID I GET HERE

How the Shah celebrated the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire From 1941 to 1979 Iran was ruled by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. His father was overthrown by Soviet and British troops who invaded Iran at the height of World War II, and the weak Iranian army could not do anything to counter it. In the early 1950s. Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh nationalized the Iranian oil industry, but in response, the British MI6 and the American CIA staged a coup and overthrew the prime minister. Although Mossadegh was removed with the consent of the Shah, he still drew conclusions from the first decade of his rule and no longer wanted Iran to be in semi-colonial dependence on anyone. In 1963, the Shah announced the beginning of the “White Revolution” - a large-scale program to modernize the Iranian state and society with the goal of becoming a developed country and a regional leader. In Iran, land reform, urbanization, industrialization, literacy, secularization, women's emancipation, and the creation of a welfare state system began by leaps and bounds. The fantastic costs of modernization were covered by equally fantastic revenues from oil exports. The main opponent of the “White Revolution” was the conservative Shiite clergy, who condemned the Shah for undermining traditional Islamic “spiritual bonds.” As part of this “culture war,” the monarch actually tried to rely not so much on the country’s Muslim past, but on pre-Islamic history, especially the era of the ancient Persian Empire. In October 1971, the Shah staged grand celebrations to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the empire of Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. and the capture of Babylon in 539 BC. According to the project of French designers, a huge tent city was set up near the ruins of the ancient capital of Persepolis. The entire surrounding area was landscaped - all the snakes were removed, trees and flowers were planted, and songbirds were brought in. The Shah and Shahbanu (i.e. his wife) personally greeted guests at the airport in nearby Shiraz, after which limousines took them to Persepolis. In total, about 70 heads of state or their representatives from all continents and all military-political blocs came to the celebrations. From the USSR, for example, its formal head was present - Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Nikolai Podgorny. The total number of guests was about 600 people. They were served by 160 of the best cooks, bakers and waiters imported from France. The celebrations began on October 12 at the ruins of another ancient capital of Persia, Pasargadae, where the Shah delivered a solemn speech at the tomb of Cyrus. The main banquet at a 57-meter table, lasting 5.5 hours, took place in Persepolis on October 14, the Shahban’s birthday. On October 15, a parade was held during which more than 1,700 soldiers marched in historical costumes that reflected the 2,500 years of the Iranian armed forces. On October 16, the Shah opened the huge 45-meter Shahad Tower in Tehran, which houses the Museum of Persian History. The main logo of the celebrations was the “Cyrus Cylinder” borrowed from the British Museum - a clay cylinder on which Cyrus’s victory over Babylon is described in cuneiform, and the abolition of slavery and freedom of religion for the peoples he liberated were proclaimed. The Shah then called this text “the first Declaration of Human Rights in world history.” After the celebrations ended, the Iranian opposition and the world press began to count how much they had cost. The most incredible amounts of hundreds of millions of dollars were mentioned, but apparently about $20 million was spent, including spending on infrastructure development and the construction of new schools. Nevertheless, this whole story played a role in the revolutionary anti-Shah propaganda, saying that while the elite was carousing, the unfortunate people were starving. The Shah's power lasted until 1979, when he was overthrown and fled the country, and the conservative Shiite clergy came to power. The Ayatollahs proclaimed the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Shahad Tower was renamed the Azadi Tower - Freedom. The tent city in Persepolis, which after the celebrations they wanted to transform into an elite hotel, was completely plundered by the revolutionaries.

*Beautiful* 😍😍

america respeite a milenar cultura iraniana

To think i walked these steps is so amazing

0:40 "bring out the Army's tallest corporal!"

1971 i was only 2

True Iranian pride comes when the country is free from dictatorship and mullahs , its pride comes when Iran is free from oppression and control of imperialism. It’s pride comes when Iranians achieve a democratic system and have their own destiny into their own hand , not in the hands of a dictator or an AKHOND.

the shah openly presented a paganist show, trying to revive iran's pre-islamic era.

جاوید شاه

سلام ایزد منان به منشړر ابزدی اهورایی. با تایید ایزد منان ❤❤❤❤

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It was quite interesting seeing Persian military from various eras marching on the same path. But I believe they could have done better with tableaux and made the parade a bit more interesting by showing the ancient militarymen in a bit more active form like they did with modern military.

All Respect to LAW of Zoracian as all details with all correct and healthy trabskarins of all details No unhealthy translation and No unhealthy interpretation acceptable at all 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

why is there a german imperial flag there (black white red)

The poor people who have to sit there in the sun the whole time.

Didn't these guys get beat up by a handful of Greeks?

maginifico

حلو

1:58

Thank you ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤

done destroy by alexander the great

I noticed near the end the soldiers are goose stepping. Scary.

форс тожикон бузрг

Si this is the army that being rammed by alexander

It goes without saying that the Shah was an awful leader and had no business spending such extraordinary amounts of money on an event like this but as someone who is interested in the history of the near east from the Sumerians to the Persians this is awesome to watch. It's a shame the ancient history of the area is all but forgotten to the modern wave of Islamist revisionist history. There's a reason Isis made such a point about destroying ancient artifacts and ruins from the Assyrians and Babylonians that are left in Iraq.

Aud, aud, aud!

Now I understand why sheikh fell,due to his spending of money i believe.

Awful music! hideous parade, I wouldn't pay on USD for that

Bro, why are your units so weak? Your 30k is getting stackwiped by my 15k. Oh dude you've been playing with Tech 3 the whole game? Bro we're already at Tech 13 for Military, you're never going to catch up.