= Tehran = '''Tehran''' is the capital and largest city in Iran. <> ---- == History == The first settlement near Tehran was '''Rhages''', a prominent city of [[WorldHistory/MedianEmpire|Media]]. The city was razed during the Muslim conquest, although eventually rebuilt. It was permanently destroyed during the [[WorldHistory/MongolEmpire|Mongol invasion]]. Tehran emerged as a small settlement near Rhages. '''Agha Mohammad Khan''' chose the town as the capital for Iran in part because of the small population. It rapidly modernized and grew during the reign of '''Reza Shah Pahlavi'''. In 1941, the [[UnitedKingdom/WinstonChurchill|UK]] and [[Russia/JosephStalin|USSR]] jointly invaded Iran. Tehran was occupied and, two years later, hosted the '''Tehran Conference'''. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryCity