iran changed its name from persia in middle persian " " eran.
iran changed its name from persia in middle persian " " eran.
when did iran change its name from persia?
middle persian " " eran
in the western world, persia (or its cognates) was historically the common name for iran in the western countries. in 1935, reza shah asked foreign delegates and league of nations to use the term iran ("land of the aryans"), the endonym of the country, used by its native people, in formal correspondence. since then, in the western world, the use of the word "iran" has become more common. this also changed the usage of the names for the iranian nationality, and the common adjective for citizens of iran changed from persian to iranian. in 1959, the government of shah mohammad reza pahlavi, reza shah pahlavi's son, announced that both "persia" and "iran" could officially be used interchangeably. persian is the name of one of the ethnic groups of iran, persia (locally known as pars) is the name of one of iran's significant cultural provinces and the persian language although (internally) the country had been referred to as iran throughout much of its history since the sasanian empire, many countries including the english-speaking world knew the country as persia, a legacy of the greeks who referred to the entire country after the province of pars. while persians are only one of several ethnic groups in iran, their home province pars was a center of political power in ancient times under the achaemenid empire and sasanian empire as well as other iranian dynasties, hence the somewhat misleading usage of the name persia (in other countries) up to 1935 when referring to iran as a whole.
reza shah
approximately 60% of all insurance premiums are generated from car insurance. there are about 14 million vehicles in iran and 90 percent of them are insured (2012). of the 10 million motorcycles that operate on iran's roads only 2 million are insured. also, 95% of all premiums come from general insurance contracts and only 5% relate to life products (against world average of 58% for life insurance in 2011). one of the defining characteristics of the economy is entrenched high inflation (and expectations) thanks to persistent monetisation of fiscal deficits. this produces an environment in which no prudent person would enter into a long-term savings contract. according to business monitor international, unless and until economic policies in iran change radically, the reality of the insurance sector will fall a long way short of its potential.
central insurance of iran