This event resulted in the institution of Wilayat al Faqih, or the "Guardianship of the Jurist."
This event resulted in the institution of Wilayat al Faqih, or the "Guardianship of the Jurist." Ali Shariati, the student of Jean-Paul Sartre, provided intellectual backing for this event, which partially took place due to public resentment of the SAVAK secret police. This event ended the (*) Pahlavi Dynasty. Shortly after this event, 66 Americans in the U.S. Embassy were taken hostage. For 10 points, name this event, in which the Shah was overthrown by Ayatollah Khomeini.
This event resulted in the institution of Wilayat al Faqih, or the "Guardianship of the Jurist."
{Iranian Revolution} [or {Islamic Revolution}; or {Enqelab}-{e Eslami}]