[1] In 1828, Russian diplomat Alexander Griboyedov found out that some Georgian and Armenian women lived among Iranian men, and considered this a violation of the Treaty of Turkmenchay.

He then requested that they be extradited to Russia, and with the help of Mirza Yakub, successfully received two women from the house of Asef al-Dowleh into his delegation.

Popular discontent against this humiliating move led to an increase in anti-Russian sentiment, and some attacked the Russian embassy as a response to this extradition, which was further fueled by Ijtihad Mirza Masih.

[2] On July 13, 1909, the constitutionalists successfully gained power in the Triumph of Tehran, who then proceeded to dethrone Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar[3] and force him to seek refuge.

The main attendees of the conference were British PM Winston Churchill, American president Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.