<p>The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire,<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_Persian_Empire#cite_note-MI-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[1]</a> officially known as the 2,500-year celebration of the Empire of Iran (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Persian</a>: جشن‌های ۲۵۰۰ ساله شاهنشاهی ایران, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Persian" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">romanized</a>: <em>Jašn-hây-e 2500 sale’ šâhanšâhi Irân</em>), was hosted by the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahlavi_dynasty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pahlavi dynasty</a> in the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahlavi_Iran" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Imperial State of Iran</a> in October 1971. Concentrated at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Persepolis</a>, it consisted of an elaborate set of grand festivities that sought to honour the legacy of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Achaemenid Empire</a>, which was founded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cyrus the Great</a> in 550 BC.<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_Persian_Empire#cite_note-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[2]</a><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_Persian_Empire#cite_note-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[3]</a> The event was aimed at highlighting <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ancient Iranian history</a> and also showcasing the country's contemporary advances under <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mohammad Reza Pahlavi</a>, who had been reigning as the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Persia" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Shah of Iran</a> since 1941.<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_Persian_Empire#cite_note-spiegel2017-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[4]</a><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_Persian_Empire#cite_note-The_Shah's_Imperial_Celebrations_of-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[5]</a> The site brought sixty members of royalty and heads of state from abroad.<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_Persian_Empire#cite_note-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[6]</a></p>

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