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"The Shah: A Legacy of Power, Love, and Controversy" From the grandeur of his coronation to the tumultuous end of his reign

Background imageShah Collection: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Miniature Painting

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Miniature Painting
3609775 Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Miniature Painting by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Miniature Painting of Bhadur Shah Zafer with Jeenat Mahal India Asia

Miniature Painting of Bhadur Shah Zafer with Jeenat Mahal India Asia
3610170 Miniature Painting of Bhadur Shah Zafer with Jeenat Mahal India Asia by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Miniature Painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaj India Asia

Miniature Painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaj India Asia
3610165 Miniature Painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaj India Asia by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Miniature Painting Mughul Emperor Shah Jahan India Asia

Miniature Painting Mughul Emperor Shah Jahan India Asia
3610162 Miniature Painting Mughul Emperor Shah Jahan India Asia by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Miniature Painting of Mughal Queen Mumtaz Mahal

Miniature Painting of Mughal Queen Mumtaz Mahal
3610134 Miniature Painting of Mughal Queen Mumtaz Mahal by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Miniature Painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaz Mahal

Miniature Painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaz Mahal
3610121 Miniature Painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaz Mahal by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Miniature Painting of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan with Wife Mumtaz Mahal

Miniature Painting of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan with Wife Mumtaz Mahal
3610137 Miniature Painting of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan with Wife Mumtaz Mahal by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Portrait of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Ii, India

Portrait of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Ii, India
3609992 Portrait of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Ii, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageShah Collection: Reading of the Shahs proclamation

Reading of the Shahs proclamation
3781028 Reading of the Shahs proclamation; (add.info.: Reading of the Shahs proclamation to the Persian parliament, Tehran, Iran, 1906. From Prof. Dr)

Background imageShah Collection: Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur

Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur
Eight rulers of the house of Bijapur including Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah (1450-1510) on the throne, Ibrahim I and Ali I at left, and Ibrahim II, Muhammad at right

Background imageShah Collection: Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia, sitting

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia, sitting on his bed throne with scimitar and hookah pipe. Princes to the right, court clerks at left, and other courtiers

Background imageShah Collection: The visit of the Shah of Persia to Britain - meeting the Royal family at Portsmouth on 20

The visit of the Shah of Persia to Britain - meeting the Royal family at Portsmouth on 20 August, 1902. Group photograph onboard the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert. Date: 1902

Background imageShah Collection: Queen Farah Dibah of Iran - Shahs Coronation

Queen Farah Dibah of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Queen Farah Dibah of Iran (1938-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Background imageShah Collection: Visit to England by the Shah of Persia

Visit to England by the Shah of Persia
Visit by Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) - Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1909 to 1925. The Qajar dynasty. An inspection of the guard of honour at Dover

Background imageShah Collection: Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait, Folio... 1627-28

Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait, Folio... 1627-28
Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: 1627-28; verso: ca. 1530-50

Background imageShah Collection: Dancing Dervishes, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1610; verso: ca. 1530-50

Dancing Dervishes, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1610; verso: ca. 1530-50

Background imageShah Collection: MG1476 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore

MG1476 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore
Taj Mahal, through the arch of the Royal or Great Gate, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Background imageShah Collection: Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi

Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - build by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. Date: 1911

Background imageShah Collection: Taj Mahal (interior), Agra, India

Taj Mahal (interior), Agra, India - the mortuary temple of Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved wife of the Indian Emperor Shah Jahan. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShah Collection: The Shah of Persia presenting his suit to Queen Victoria at Windsor, mid-late 19th century

The Shah of Persia presenting his suit to Queen Victoria at Windsor, mid-late 19th century. A print from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company)

Background imageShah Collection: Jahangir and Prince Khurram with Nur Jahan, c1624-1625

Jahangir and Prince Khurram with Nur Jahan, c1624-1625. Indian miniature painting. Nur Jahan (1577-1645) was the twentieth and favourite wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569-1628)

Background imageShah Collection: Nadir (Nader) Shah of Iran crowning himself

Nadir (Nader) Shah of Iran crowning himself on 8 March 1736 Date: 1736

Background imageShah Collection: Aga Khan

Aga Khan
An Edward Hynes caricature of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III (1877-1957). Date: 1933

Background imageShah Collection: The Shah of Bahrain's New Yacht

The Shah of Bahrain's New Yacht
H H Sheik Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942) was ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death. This yacht was presented to him by the Bahrain Petroleum Company

Background imageShah Collection: Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka, India

Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Gol Gumbaz (Gumbadh, Gombadh), Bijapur, Karnataka, India. It is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur, completed in the 17th century. The name means rose dome. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShah Collection: A guest of France: Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia (colour litho)

A guest of France: Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia (colour litho)
2807814 A guest of France: Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A guest of France: Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia)

Background imageShah Collection: The anger of the Shah of Persia (colour litho)

The anger of the Shah of Persia (colour litho)
2779382 The anger of the Shah of Persia (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The anger of the Shah of Persia. Le Chah en colere)

Background imageShah Collection: The Attempted Assassination of the Shah in Paris (engraving)

The Attempted Assassination of the Shah in Paris (engraving)
1600033 The Attempted Assassination of the Shah in Paris (engraving) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attempted Assassination of the Shah in Paris)

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024549

DDE-90024549
Agra, India. The Taj Mahal from a distance Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024250

DDE-90024250
Tomb of Mohammed Shah, Lodhi Gardens, New Delhi, India Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024244

DDE-90024244
Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024243

DDE-90024243
Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024242

DDE-90024242
Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024241

DDE-90024241
Taj Mahal mausoleum / Agra, India Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024240

DDE-90024240
Taj Mahal mausoleum / Agra, India Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024239

DDE-90024239
Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024238

DDE-90024238
Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: DDE-90024237

DDE-90024237
Taj Mahal mausoleum / Agra, India Date: 11/11/2005

Background imageShah Collection: Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving)

Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving)
3781583 Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Shah Allum, mogul of Hindostan, reviewing the East India Companys troops)

Background imageShah Collection: The Shah received by the Queen at Windsor Castle (engraving)

The Shah received by the Queen at Windsor Castle (engraving)
1595986 The Shah received by the Queen at Windsor Castle (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shah received by the Queen at Windsor Castle)

Background imageShah Collection: Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, late 18th - early 19th century (enamel)

Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, late 18th - early 19th century (enamel)
909568 Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, late 18th - early 19th century (enamel) by Baqir, Muhammad (fl.1735-90); 15.3x12.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageShah Collection: Garden Party in Honour of the Shah at Hatfield House, the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury

Garden Party in Honour of the Shah at Hatfield House, the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury (engraving)
1596459 Garden Party in Honour of the Shah at Hatfield House, the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury (engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShah Collection: Owais Shah

Owais Shah England V South Africa England V South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 11 June 2009 Date: 11 June 2009

Background imageShah Collection: Mark Boucher & Owais Shah

Mark Boucher & Owais Shah England V South Africa England V South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 11 June 2009 Date: 11 June 2009

Background imageShah Collection: Kasir Shah

Kasir Shah Derbyshire CCC 19 April 2000 Date: 19 April 2000

Background imageShah Collection: Battle of Taher-Abad or Battle of Merv with victory of Shah Ismail I over Muhammad Shaybani Khan

Battle of Taher-Abad or Battle of Merv with victory of Shah Ismail I over Muhammad Shaybani Khan, Reception Hall
3666770 Battle of Taher-Abad or Battle of Merv with victory of Shah Ismail I over Muhammad Shaybani Khan, Reception Hall, Chehel Sotun, 1647 (fresco) by Persian School, (17th century); Chehel Sotun

Background imageShah Collection: The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu l-Maali, page from a

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu l-Maali, page from a manuscript of the Akbarnama, c. 1590/95

Background imageShah Collection: Coin Portraying King Sapor II, 309-379. Creator: Unknown

Coin Portraying King Sapor II, 309-379. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying King Sapor II, 309-379




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"The Shah: A Legacy of Power, Love, and Controversy" From the grandeur of his coronation to the tumultuous end of his reign, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi remains an enigmatic figure in Iranian history. As the Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, he ruled with a mixture of authority and charisma that captivated both admirers and critics. Inseparable from his image is Farah Diba, his elegant third wife who stood by his side through triumphs and tribulations. Together, they symbolized a modernizing Iran on the world stage. But the title "Shah" extends beyond Iran's borders. Reza Shah Pevlavi was known as the "Shah of Persia, " representing not just a country but also its rich cultural heritage. His love for shooting pigeons showcased a different side to this powerful ruler – one that appreciated simple pleasures amidst complex responsibilities. Yet it wasn't only Iran that had its own illustrious shahs. Bahadur Shah II held the prestigious position as India's last Mughal emperor during a time when British colonialism loomed large over Indian soil. Through Mughal paintings capturing their opulent lifestyle, we catch glimpses into their fascinating world. Meanwhile, across Afghanistan's rugged terrain reigned Mohammed Nadir Shah – King of Afghanistan alongside his brother – leaving behind an indelible mark on Afghan history. The Malik-I-Maidan at Bijapur Fort in Karnataka stands tall as a testament to another shah's influence. This massive cannon bears witness to battles fought and won under royal command. Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan showcases architectural marvels like the majestic Shah Mosque where worshippers find solace within its intricate designs and serene atmosphere.