Royal Salute (anthem)

"The Royal Salute" (Persian: سلام شاه, romanized: Salâm-e Šâh [sælɒːˈme ʃɒːh]), also known as "The Health of the Shah" (Persian: سلامتی شاه, romanized: Salâmati-ye Shâh [sælɒːmætiːˈje ʃɒːh]), was the royal and national anthem of Qajar Iran between 1873 and 1909. The French musician Alfred Jean Baptiste Lemaire composed this anthem in 1873 on the orders of Naser al-Din Shah. It had no lyrics. Salâm-e Shâh was played in official ceremonies during the reigns of Naser al-Din Shah, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah and Mohammad Ali Shah. It was also played as the Persian (Iranian) national anthem during Naser al-Din Shah’s and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah’s European tours.

In 1909, after the fall of Mohammad Ali Shah, the anthem was abolished, and after the coronation of his son and successor Ahmad Shah in 1914, Salute of the Sublime State of Persia was adopted as the Iranian national anthem.