Chronology: Date 1896-04-19

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1896 19 Apr 189-	Násiri'd-Dín Sháh was assassinated on the eve of the celebration of his jubilee. He had ascended to the throne in 1848 and by the Islamic lunar calendar it marked the 50th year of his reign. [BKG455] BBRXXIX and BBRSM219 say it was 1 May. His assassin, Mírzá Ridá-yi-Kirmáni, a Pan-Islamic terrorist, was a follower of Jamálu'd-Dín-i-Afghání, one of the originators of the Constitutional movement in Iran and an enemy of the Faith however some newspaper accounts held that the assassin was a Bábí. [BBRSM87; GBP296; MCS540] For an account of his assassination see PDC67–8. See BKG430–55 for a history of his reign. He was succeeded by his son Muzaffari'd-Dín. [GPB296] See also CBM54-56. See AY214-216. iiiii	Nasirid-Din Sháh; - Shahs; - Throne changes; Qajar dynasty; History (general); Iran, General history; - Births and deaths; Jamalud-Din-i-Afghani; Assassinations; Rayy, Iran; Iran


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