The Entire History of Iran Explained in 20 Minutes

Twenty-five hundred years ago, one empire ruled nearly half the world's population — and gave us one of the first known declarations of human rights in history. That empire was Persia. Since then, this land has been conquered by Alexander the Great, absorbed into the Islamic world, devastated by the Mongols, fought over by global powers for its oil, and reshaped by a revolution that changed the entire Middle East forever. In this video, we cover the ENTIRE history of Iran — from Cyrus the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, through the Parthians and Sassanids, the Islamic conquest and Golden Age, the Safavid Empire's rise, the Qajar era and The Great Game, the Pahlavi dynasty and the 1953 coup, the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, all the way to the modern Islamic Republic. 🕐 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Ancient Persia: Elam, Medes & the Rise of Cyrus the Great 03:00 - The Achaemenid Empire's Golden Age 05:30 - Alexander the Great & the Fall of Persepolis 06:30 - The Parthians & Sassanid Empire 08:00 - The Islamic Conquest of Persia 10:00 - The Islamic Golden Age 11:30 - The Mongol Invasions 12:30 - The Safavid Empire & Shia Islam 14:00 - The Qajar Era & The Great Game 15:00 - The Pahlavi Dynasty & the 1953 Coup 16:30 - The 1979 Islamic Revolution 17:30 - The Iran-Iraq War & Modern Iran 19:00 - The Legacy If you enjoyed this deep dive into the entire history of Iran, hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more full history documentaries. 👇 Let us know in the comments which country or empire should we cover next? #Iran #Persia #History #WorldHistory