The country that failed to change its name, its previous name was lofty in the world, and its sense of existence was very low after changing its name.

From a person's point of view, the name represents this person's symbol, and many people will change their names to make this symbol more meaningful. The same is true at the national level. Many countries have changed their names. The direction of renaming is basically to make the country stronger and more existential. However, the following country can be called a country that failed to change its name. The previous name was Megatron World, but the existence was very low after the name change.

This country is Iran. Judging from the inheritance of country names in the world, major countries have basically inherited their own ancient traditional country names, which is a continuation of history on the one hand and national toughness on the other. For example, ancient Egypt was very powerful, so it is still called Egypt, and ancient Indian civilization is also world-famous, so it was also called India after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In addition, including China, including Greek, Paul, Britain and so on. Even Macedonia, a modern small country, inherited the glory of the Macedonian Empire and was still called Macedonia after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). ...

Therefore, it can be seen that the more powerful the ancient country names are, they will generally be passed down directly to the present, and they dare not change them easily. But one country refuses to do so, and that is Iran. When many people see Iran, they don't know what this country name means, let alone interpret its history and existence.

But in fact, Iran's ancient name is very domineering and world-famous. It is the famous Persian Empire, one of the most powerful empires in ancient times, covering an area of nearly 7 million square kilometers, spanning Europe, Asia and Africa. The Persian Empire at that time was unable to fight back against the West. Moreover, the Persian Empire continued to be powerful for hundreds of years, and its influence ran through thousands of years of history.

As a result, when the word Persia was mentioned in later generations, the first impression was that it was a powerful Persian empire, a world-class power and a lofty world. This is similar to China in ancient times, because the name of China was continued in ancient times, which is a symbol of strength and resilience. Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, we will continue to retain the name China. It stands to reason that Persians should continue to use such a strong name, so that their sense of existence and impression in the world will be completely different.

So did ancient Persia. It has always been called Persia, but after the Pahlavi dynasty was established in 1935, Reza Khan gave up the name Persia and replaced it with an "Iran", which is now the name. According to Persian historical records, although the name Iran has a long history, its meaning cannot be compared with Persia at all.

If it is called Persia, the world will immediately think of the Persian empire that shocked the world, but if it is called Iran, the sense of existence will be greatly reduced, and even many people don't know which country Iran is. If it weren't for the Iranian nuclear issue and making Iran famous, I'm afraid Iran has no sense of existence as a country. Many people don't understand why Iran is doing this, why not call Persia Iran? Actually, there are three main reasons.

First, keep a low profile and save your life.

Modern Iran has been extremely weak, its strength can not be compared with that of ancient times, and it was also colonized by the West at that time. Therefore, from Iran's point of view, it is too conspicuous to call the Persian Empire, which will easily rekindle the West's desire for conquest and avoid facing the Ottoman Empire at that time.

Second, please the west.

In modern times, the whole world advocated the western priority theory and emphasized the superiority of Aryan descendants. The ancient Persian empire was destroyed by Aryans, and the word Iran is also Aryans. So, if you change to Iran, it means that you are descended from Aryans. In fact, it is to stand with the west and please the west.

Third, domestic demand.

After the ancient Persian Empire, Persians, that is, the Persian nation, were formed. However, after hundreds of years of integration in modern times, Persia is no longer a multi-ethnic country with only Persians, but a dozen ethnic groups including Azerbaijanis. So Persia can't hide the face of the country at all, and Iran is a more inclusive name. Even so, Iran's name change is undoubtedly the most failed in the world. After the transformation of a good world power, the sense of existence has dropped to a very low level and there is no cultural and historical background.

References: Iranian history.