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Persian dynastic empire centered on the Shah's authority and Shia clergy, marked by defensive reforms, tribal rivalries, and growing Russian and British colonial pressure.
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Leans further toward autocracy than 99% of the 266 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Project that seeks to organize state and society according to the strict interpretation of a religious doctrine, subordinating laws, customs, and politics to sacred precepts and rejecting modern secularism.
Defense of monarchy with unlimited power concentrated in the sovereign, legitimized by tradition or divine right, without a constitution or parliament to restrict the king's authority over state and society.
Current that preserves order, tradition, and hierarchy through a strong state, restricting freedoms and political participation in the name of social stability, morality, religion, and established authority.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian23%
Qajar monarch who ruled Persia for nearly half a century, introducing telegraphs, postal services, and photography while navigating British and Russian colonial rivalries.
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An absolute Gulf monarchy, Saudi Arabia unites power concentrated in the royal family, strict application of Islam, and an oil-dependent economy, pursuing controlled modernization under the crown prince's leadership.
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The first dynastic caliphate of Islam, based in Damascus, the Umayyad Caliphate ruled from 661 to 750, expanded from Spain to India, arabized administration and coinage and favored the Arab elite over converts until overthrown by the Abbasids.
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