The last years of Naser ad Din's…

The last years of Naser ad Din's reign as shah are characterzed by growing royal and bureaucratic corruption, oppression of the rural population, and indifference on the shah's part.

The tax machinery breaks down, and disorder becomes endemic in the provinces.

New ideas and demands for reform are also becoming more widespread.

A young, Iranian reputedly encouraged by Jamal ad Din al Afghani (called Asadabadi because he comes from the town of Asadabad), a well-known Islamic preacher and political activist, assassinates the shah in 1896.