shah

Examples

• All

• During the reign of the shah, Iran experienced significant economic growth and modernization.

• As more the political space opened, the weaknesses of the Shah's government became more evident.

  Lex Fridman

• Iran was a country when the Shah was in power.

• The the Iranian government under the Shah had a Social Security system, and they were paying to government employees pensions.

• Therefore, the perception that the US was behind the Shah explained why the regime was acting in the way it was.

  Harvard University

• Read the Shah's last book, His Answer to History.

• As usual, the Shah was not consulted.

• Most rate the mullahs as better than the last shah, but that's not saying much.

  Academic text (2002)

• The last shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, believed in the fatalism of his subjects.

  Academic text (2015)

• The shah of Iran's ouster in 1979 followed a similar mixture of corruption that benefited the elite and austerity.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

S

Shah of Iran

vsshah

4 8.4

A hereditary ruler of Iran before the 1979 revolution

is the general term not tied to a specific end date

S

Sophy

vsshah

• Archaic

9.9

A historic ruler of Persia, especially a Safavid king

is the modern standard title rather than an archaic form

P

padishah

vsshah

• Archaic

9.9

A title for a powerful emperor used by Ottoman and Persian leaders

is specific to the hereditary ruler title in Iran rather than broad imperial use

Compounds

S

Shah of Iran

4 8.4

A hereditary ruler of Iran before the 1979 revolution

Surface Forms

Etymology