aga khan

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Definition von aga khan im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: an Arab leader who is the head of a Muslim group called the Ismailis. He is extremely rich and is famous for owning many racehorses (1936- ). Persian gh Khn or q Khn Title of the imams of the Nizr Ismil sect of Shite Islam. The title was first granted in 1818 to asan Al Shah (1800-81) by the shah of Iran. As Aga Khan I, he later revolted against Iran (1838) and, defeated, fled to India. His eldest son, Al Shah (d. 1885), was briefly Aga Khan II. Al Shah's son Sultan Sir Moammed Shah (1877-1957) became Aga Khan III. He acquired a leading position among India's Muslims, served as president of the All-India Muslim League, and played an important part in the Round Table conferences on Indian constitutional reform (1930-32); in 1937 he was appointed president of the League of Nations. He chose as his successor his grandson Karm al-usayn Shah (b. 1937), who, as Aga Khan IV, became a strong leader; he founded the Aga Khan Foundation, an international philanthropic organization, and other agencies offering educational and other services

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ägı kän

/ˈägə ˈkän/ /ˈɑːɡə ˈkɑːn/

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