Mahmud Khan Puladeen

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Major General Mahmud Khan Pulādeen ( - February , 1928) (also can be spelled Pouladeen) was a senior military leader of the Reza Pahlavi era.

In 1921, he served as personal guard to Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee. He was sent to various parts of Iran where tribal clashes were threatening stability.

When Reza Pahlavi came to power, soon Major General Puladeen was arrested on charges of conspiring to overthrow Reza Khan, along with Samuel Jem, a Jewish member of parliament.

The court sentenced him to 10 years in prison, but Reza Khan insisted on his death sentence. Major General Sarteep Sheibani (a friend of Puladeen) refused to carry out the death sentence, and resigned from his post.

Finally in 1928, he was executed in Bagh-shah Tehran by firing squad. But he managed to survive the firing squad's 21 bullets, hence Major General Sar Lashgar Buzarjomehri promptly went up to the wounded Puladeen and shot him in the head, finishing the execution.

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The following reference was used for the above writing: "Iran in the last 3 Centuries" by Alireza Avsati. Published Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3