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🇮🇷Tabriz defenders in the days before the Iranian city fall@facethenation ⚠️Russians invaded Iran in 1911 On November 29, the Russian government presented the Persian government with an ultimatum 👊. Most important demand was to fire the newly employed American lawyer Morgan Shuster. Upon the Persian parliament's refusal to fire Shuster, the shah dissolved the Majlis and agreed to the Russian ultimatum. The ultimatum nevertheless created unrest 😡 in Tabriz. On December 21, fedayeen attacked the Russian troops, inflicting severe casualties. In response, a brigade of the Russian Imperial Army was dispatched to Tabriz under General Voropanov. After about three days, the defense of the city's residents broke. The Russians shelled Tabriz with artillery 💣💥 and entered the city on December 31. The Russians executed the fedayeen, their families and many civilians of Tabriz as well. The total number of executions is estimated to have been about 1200. The Russian forces remained in the city until February, 1918