Sardar Asaad Bakhtiari (1856–1917) (Luri/Persian: سردار اسعد بختیاری), also known as Haj Ali-Gholi Khan, Sardar Asaad II (born Ali-Gholi Khan) was the 3rd son of Hossein Gholi Khan and an Iranian revolutionary, a chieftain of the Bakhtiari Haft Lang tribe, he was one of the primary figures of the Persian Constitutional Revolution. In 1909, Bakhtiari tribal forces under his command with help of modern arms from German Empire successfully captured Tehran as part of the revolutionary campaign to force the central government to establish democratic reforms.
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1856 Iran
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1917 (aged 60) Iran
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