shah
ਸ਼ਾਹ
definition
noun
Daydreams of living like a prince are one thing, but living in a house that has played host to kings, queens, shahs and high-ranking dignitaries is quite another.
a title of the former monarch of Iran.
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The large punch bowl in the Rose Medallion pattern shown in Plate IX was made about 1865 for Nasir al-Din Shah, a 'shah' of Persia's Qajar dynasty.
Since the 'shah' and his queen kept separate bedrooms, this is a revealing detail.
Unrest was a fact of student life under the dictatorship of the 'shah' , though Parsa stresses he was not an activist.
In 1833 he was one of a party of British officers sent to help reorganize the 'shah' of Persia's army.
Daydreams of living like a prince are one thing, but living in a house that has played host to kings, queens, 'shahs' and high-ranking dignitaries is quite another.
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