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Nader Shah
(Encyclopedia)Nader Shah: see Nadir Shah.Ahmed Shah
(Encyclopedia)Ahmed Shah: see Ahmad Shah.Nadir Shah
(Encyclopedia)Nadir Shah or Nader Shah both: näˈdēr shä [key], 1688–1747, shah of Iran (1736–47), sometimes considered the last of the great Asian conquerors. He was a member of the Afshar tribe. Although t...Shah Alam
(Encyclopedia)Shah Alam shä äˈləm [key], 1728–1806, Mughal emperor of India (1759–1806). Driven out of Delhi in 1758, he nonetheless proclaimed himself emperor after the murder (1759) of his father, Alamgir...Shah Namah
(Encyclopedia)Shah Namah: see Firdausi.Sher Shah
(Encyclopedia)Sher Shah: see Sher Khan.Riza Shah Pahlevi
(Encyclopedia)Riza Shah Pahlevi: see Reza Shah Pahlevi. ...Feth Ali Shah
(Encyclopedia)Feth Ali Shah: see Fath Ali Shah. ...Ali, Muhammad
(Encyclopedia)Ali, Muhammad məhămˈəd älēˈ [key], 1942–2016, American boxer, b. Louisville, Ky. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, he was a 1960 Olympic gold medalist. Shortly after upsetting Sonny Liston in 1964...Bahadur Shah II
(Encyclopedia)Bahadur Shah II bähäˈdo͝or shä [key], 1775–1862, last Mughal emperor of India (1837–57). A political figurehead, he was completely controlled by the British East India Company, who found it c...Browse by Subject
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