The 2nd Iranian Majlis was initiated on 15 November 1909 and ended on 25 December 1911.
It was elected under a new electoral law calling for a single class of voters, and initiated what resembled political parties (The Moderates, led by Behbahani, and the Democratic Party, led by Taqizadeh).
It moved in the same direction as
its predecessor (a reformist and nationalist parliament). It attempted to reorganize the state bureaucracy, enact some reforms on education, health and tax collection system as well. When it rejected an ultimatum from the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
, it too was dissolved in December 1911.
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2nd term of the Iranian Majlis
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