Shah
Iranian royal title
Shah is a Persian title for a king or emperor, most associated with rulers of Iran until the 1979 revolution.
The word entered English through accounts of Persian and later Iranian monarchs: The Shah fled Iran as revolutionaries took control.
It appears in historical titles like Shah of Persia and in compound forms like padishah (great king).
Islamic republic in Asia
- PersiaIran's former name
- TehranIran's capital city
- PersepolisAchaemenid Empire's grand capital
- FarsiIran's native tongue
Persian Empire · Cyrus · Darius · Xerxes · monarchy · dynasty · imperial · crown jewels
Sole wielder of power
- despotRuler with absolute power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- rulerOne who governs
- sovereignSupreme in power
throne · dynasty · succession · coronation · abdication · exile · coup · modernization
Male crowned ruler
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- rulerOne who governs
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
sultan · raja · royalty · crown · imperial · majesty · throne · nobility
Iran
Islamic republic in Asia
- PersiaIran's former name
- TehranIran's capital city
- PersepolisAchaemenid Empire's grand capital
Farsi · Persian Empire · Cyrus · Darius · Xerxes · monarchy · dynasty · imperial · crown jewels · Nowruz
autocrat
Sole wielder of power
sovereign · throne · dynasty · succession · coronation · abdication · exile · coup · modernization · oil
king
Male crowned ruler
monarch · sultan · raja · royalty · crown · imperial · majesty · throne · nobility
king
Male crowned ruler
Persian · strategy · board · protection · castling · endgame · royal · capture
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
Khomeini · Carter · hostage crisis · protests · cancer · Panama · Egypt · CIA · overthrow · refugee
Shahpresident
Elected leader of nation
ayatollah · prime minister · elected leader · commoner · democrat
Supreme Leader · theocrat · Ayatollah · mullah · revolutionary