WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Iran used to be ruled by a king called the
A
Shah
B
Sheik
C
Emir
D
Shia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Persian: , pronounced [mohæmˈmæd reˈzɒː pæhlæˈviː]; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah ( ), was the last Shah (King) of the Imperial State of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow in the Islamic Revolution on 11 February 1979.

Detailed explanation-2: -shāh, Old Persian Khshayathiya, title of the kings of Iran, or Persia. When compounded as shāhanshāh, it denotes “king of kings, ‘’ or emperor, a title adopted by the 20th-century Pahlavi dynasty in evocation of the ancient Persian “king of kings, ‘’ Cyrus II the Great (reigned 559–c.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shah (/ʃɑː/; Persian: , Šâh [ʃɒːh], lit. ‘king’) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.

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