The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-17
SHAH OF PERSIA
AN EX-N0NARCH
National Assembly PrOClaimS
the Crown Prince and Ap-
points a Regent.

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g Teheran, July 16.-The national 9
. assembly, composed of the Chief g
. MuJtehid and the leaders of the g
p nationalist forces, today pro- @
{: claimed the crown prince. Sultan s:
9 Ahmed Mira, shah of Persia, in g
g the presence Of an immense crowd @
9 in Parliamentary square. Azad ul 9
9 MUlk, head of the Kajar family, 9
Q was made regent. 9
Teheran, July 16.-Mohamed Ali, Shah
Of Persia, was dethroned today, and the
crown prince. Sultan Ahmed Miraza, was
proclaimed shah by the national assem-
bly,. composed of the chief mujtehids and
the leaders Of the Nationalist forces, in
the presence Of an immense crowd in
Parliament square.
Mohamed Ali has taken refuge in the
Russian summer legation at Zerzende,
where he is under the protection Of de-
tachments of .Cossacks and Sepoys, dis
patched to Zerzende by the British and
Russian diplomatic representatives. The
new shah is yet in his minority and Azad
IL Mulk, head of the Kajar family. has
been appointed regent. Sipahdar. one OF
the most active leaders of the movement
has taken office as minister OF war and
governor of Teheran General Liakanoft
through whose negotiations with the Ma
tionalists the surrender was effected, was
escorted this afternoon by mounted
Bakhtiria to the parliament building that
he might remain temporary in command
of the COssack brigade, provided he
obeyed the orders Of the war minister
| This arrangement was communicated &c
the British and Russian legations.
The shops and private quarters occupied
[ by the shah's soldiers have been plum
dered and the residence of the manager
of the IndO-Persian Telegraph company
has been looted but no other homes OF
foreigners were invaded
The tOWnspeOple are taking calmly the
/ sudden change in rulers, and the Nation
alists are resting after four days of In
/ cessant fighting in the streets Of a strange
town.
Russian and British legation guards ar,
stationed at the Russian summer lega.
/ ton, where the shah has sought safety.
/ The Nationalist have declared. how
ever. that they have no intention of tax
ing a stem which might cause serious com
/ piicatious. They look upon the shah''
! action in seeking the protection of for
/ eisn legation as tantamount to voluntary
! abdicatiOn-
/ The shah's decision to place himself un
der Russian protection was by no means
( sudden. He secured Russia's consent Il
/ receive him the day the Nationalist en-
/ tered IeneTan. but made no move unit
the troops guarding his palace at Bagh
shah. near TeheTan. were forced TO re
! treat to Sultanatabad
/ Arrangements already had been mad,
/ for his reception and he was greeted
/ By the charge d'affaires and the staff o
{ the legation. and conducted to his new
/ residence over which the British an,
Russian flags floatsd-
/ The Diplomatic represa ntstives then pro
! ceeded into the city to negotiate with tn
Nationalist with regard to Genera
/ LiakahOff and the other Russian Officers
il was then agreed that the officer
! should retain their commands and plac
themselves under the order of the Ma
tionslist leaders.
General Liakahoff was received b,
I Sipahdar and. on offering his services
was instructed to police the town II
I used the Cossscks for this purpose
Sipahdar. who is wounded. viii be take
to the British legation. where there ar
a number of refugees. including severa
Russians The provisional government
displays the utmost confidence that tn
monarchy viii remain. but that the ne5
shah viii be bound to support and &C
knowledge the constitution.
No decision has been reached as TO tn
DISPOSITION of the GethTOned monarch BIZ
it is probable that he win be banishe
and sent out Of the country under a Rus
! sian escort.
The new shah IS y years Of age. II
was declared heir apparent at the tim
/. his father assembled the throne Arrange
ments had beer made to send him [
England TO be educated