Shah

---- Shah (in Persian language: شاه), from the Old Persian word ''khshathra-pava'' "king", popularly referred to as "satrap" by the Greeks, is the Persian term for a monarch and used by the former rulers of Persia (present-day Iran) as well as the rulers of the Persian Empire. The title roughly translates as Emperor in English as the monarch of Persia was technically the Emperor of the Persian Empire (later the ''Empire of Iran'' as Iran was officially known until 1935). The last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran officially adopted the title شاهنشاه ''Shahanshah'' "Emperor" (literally "King of Kings") during his coronation. He also styled his wife شاهبانو ''Shahbanu'' "Empress" - previously, the ruler's consort was known as ملکه ''Maleke'' "queen consort", (a borrowing from the Arabic term Malika, meaning Queen). The title ''Sh�hansh�h'' was also used by the Ottoman Empires for a great hero or Emperor. The English language words ''check'', ''checkmate'' (with the semitic root "mata" - ''to die'') and ''chess'' are all derived from Shah. ==Shahanshah== ''Shananshah'' (Persian language: شاهنشاه) (sometimes written Shahenshah, Shan-an-shah, or Shan-en-shah) was a title used by various kings of the Persian Empire/Iran. It literally means "Shah of Shahs", or "King of Kings" and is synonymous with Emperor. The first Persian ''Shahanshah'' was Cyrus the Great, the last one Mohammad Reza Shah. ==See also== *Iranian monarchy Titles la:Sachus

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Words begining with Shah:

Shah
Shah,Niti
Shah,_Waris
Shah-Abdol-Azim_Cemetery
Shah-Abdol-Azim_Cemetry
Shah-an-Shah
Shah-an-shah
Shah-en-Shah
Shah-en-shah
Shah-i-Zinda
Shah-Jehan
Shah-Nameh
Shahab-1
Shahab-3
Shahab-3D
ShahabJafri
Shahabuddin_Ahmed
Shahab_3
Shahada
Shahadah
Shahadah
Shahada_(India)
Shahade
Shahajalal_University_of_Science_and_Technology
Shahaji
Shahamad_Khan
Shahanshah
Shahapwailutan
Shahapwailutan_languages
Shahard
Shahar_Vikas_Aghadi
Shaha_Ali_Riza
Shaha_Riza
Shahba
Shahbanu
Shahbaz_Qalandar_Lal
Shahbaz_Qalander
Shahbuz
Shahe
Shahed_212
Shaheed
Shaheed_Anokh_Singh_Babbar
Shaheed_Babbar_Jathedaar_Talwinder_Singh_Canadian
Shaheed_Babbar_Manjeet_Singh_Jalwehra
Shaheed_Malagar_Singh_Babbar
Shaheed_Minar
Shaheed_Minar,_Kolkata
Shaheed_Udham_Singh
Shaheen
Shaheen_1
Shaheen_1(missile)
Shaheen_2
Shaheen_2(missile)
Shaheen_Air
Shaheen_Lakhan/Delete
Shaheen_missile
Shaheen_Sardar_Ali
Shaheen_Sehbai
Shahenshah
Shahgali
Shahi
Shahi-Kot_Valley
Shahid
Shahids
Shahid_Afridi
Shahid_Beheshti_University
Shahid_Beheshti_University
Shahid_Javed_Burki
Shahid_Kapoor
Shahid_Malik
Shahinaz_(crater)
Shahin_Ourian
Shahirshamsir
Shahirshamsir
Shahi_Family
Shahi_Kot_Valley
Shahi_Mohalla
Shahjahan
Shahjahanabad
Shahjahanpur
Shahjalal_University_of_Science_and_Technology
Shahmai_Network
Shahmukhi
Shahmukhi
Shahnama
Shahnama-stub
Shahnama_theory
Shahnameh
Shahpar86
Shahpuri
Shahr-e_Sabz
Shahr-e_Sabz
Shahram
Shahrastani
Shahrazad
Shahrazad
Shahrazad_(crater)
Shahrbaraz_of_Persia
Shahrekord
Shahre_kord
Shahriar
Shahrisabz
Shahrisabz
Shahrokh
Shahrooz
Shahrooz
Shahroudi
Shahrukh_Khan
Shahrukh_Khan
Shahryar
Shahryar_Rashed
Shahr_Banu
Shahr_Banu
Shahr_Kord
Shahs
Shahsagar
Shahtoosh
Shahuji
Shahuji
ShahXerxes
Shahzadi
Shah_'alam_II
Shah_(disambiguation)
Shah_(money)
Shah_(money)
Shah_Abbas
Shah_Abbas_I
Shah_Abdul_Latif
Shah_Alam
Shah_Alam,_Malaysia
Shah_Alam_II
Shah_Azizur_Rahman
Shah_Azizur_Rahman
Shah_Bano
Shah_bano
Shah_Bano_case
Shah_Bano_case
Shah_Faisal_Colony
Shah_Faisal_Masjid
Shah_Guido_G.
Shah_Ismail_I
Shah_Ismayil_Safavi
Shah_Jahan
Shah_Jahan
Shah_Jahan_I
Shah_Jahan_III
Shah_Jahen
Shah_Jehan
Shah_Mohammed_Reza_Pahlavi
Shah_of_Iran
Shah_of_Persia
Shah_Rokh
Shah_Rukh
Shah_Rukh_(Timurid_dynasty)
Shah_Rukh_Khan
Shah_Rukh_Khan
Shah_Rukh_of_Persia
Shah_Ryar
Shah_Shuja
Shah_Zaman