Imperial Anthem of Iran

Sorude Šâhanšâhiye Irân
English: Imperial Anthem of Iran
سرود شاهنشاهی ایران
Former royal anthem of Iran
LyricsSheikh Afsar, 1933[1]
MusicDavud Najmi Moqaddam, 1933[1]
Adopted1933; 91 years ago (1933)[1]
RelinquishedFebruary 1979; 45 years ago (1979-02)[1]
Succeeded by"Payandeh Bada Iran" (as the national anthem)
Audio sample
"Sorude Šâhanšâhi" (vocal)
Instrumental version
performed by the United States Navy Band
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The "Imperial Anthem of Iran" (Persian: سرود شاهنشاهی ایران, romanized: Sorude Šâhanšâhiye Irân), also known by its incipit "Long Live our King of Kings" (Persian: شاهنشه ما زنده بادا, romanized: Šâhanšâhe mâ zende bâdâ),[2] was the royal anthem of Iran from 1933 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979, when the monarchy was abolished.[1]

Its tune, when set to a different respective set of lyrics, also served as Iran's national anthem and flag anthem at the time. This anthem was composed by the order of Reza Shah to the Iranian Literary Association.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Iran (1933-1979)". National Anthems Info. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "IRAN: Keshvaré Shahanshahiyé Irân", The Statesman's Year-Book 1978–79, Springer, 2016, pp. 674–682, ISBN 9780230271074