The Tomb of Sayyid Hassan Modarres (Persian: آرامگاه سید حسن مدرس) is located in Kashmar, Iran. It is the burial site of Sayyid Hassan Modarres, a prominent Shi'ite cleric who formerly served as a cabinet representative of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. He was assassinated in 1937, and the mausoleum was built over his grave in 1943 following the overthrow of Reza Shah Pahlavi.
A photograph of Hassan Modarres, taken during the final year of the Qajar ruleThe mausoleum was built in 1943, after the death of Hassan Modarres in 1937, who was poisoned and then died of suffocation. [1][2] After the exile of Reza Shah Pahlavi, a new tombstone for Hassan Modarres was erected over his grave by locals in an act of honour. A building was eventually built over the grave.[3][2] Then in 1963, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini, restored the mausoleum, and gave it an extensive rebuild.[3][2]
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