AGA MUHAMMAD KHAN

or Agha Muhammad Khanboth: äˈgä moohämˈmäd khän, 1742–97, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty. He was emasculated by family enemies at the age of five. He was vigorous and able, but his cruelty is proverbial. In 1794, he captured and killed the last ruler of the Zand dynasty (see Iran) and ended his campaign with a wholesale massacre in Kerman. He became shah in 1796. Aga Muhammad resisted a Russian invasion and himself invaded (1795) Georgia. Hated by his subjects, he was finally assassinated. His nephew Fath Ali Shah succeeded him.

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Culture, Transnationalism, and Civil Society: Aga Khan Social Service Initiatives in Tanzania
Book by Paul J. Kaiser; Praeger Publishers, 1996
Subjects: Aga Khan Education Services, Aga Khan Health Services, Charities--Tanzania, Charity-Schools--Tanzania, Community Health Services--Tanzania, Islam--Tanzania--Charities, Ismailites--Tanzania
...the Koran and the Prophet Muhammad. Shias believe that after Muhammad died, his son-in-law...the Imamat from the Prophet Muhammad to their current religious...His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV al-Husanyi. The Ismailis...
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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty
Book by Muhammad Yunus; Public Affairs, 1999
Subjects: Economists--Bangladesh--Biography, Grameen Bank--History, Microfinance--Bangladesh--History, Rural Poor--Bangladesh--History, Yunus, Muhammad--1940-
...vindicated when Grameens housing program was chosen in 1989 by a jury of some of the top architects in the world to receive the Aga Khan International Award for Architecture. At the awards ceremony in Cairo, distinguished architects kept asking me who the...
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Firdaws Al-Iqbal: History of Khorezm
Book by Shir Muhammad Mirab Munis, Muhammad Riza Mirab Agahi, Yuri Bregel; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Khorezm (Kingdom)--History
...half. Instead ofjochi Khan and Vali Khan, two other khans were mentioned by Russian...son of Arang ( Aral khan ) was succeeded by a...Kalmamet khan joiii Muhammad or Khal Muhammad...khan of Khiva Iskhak-Aga-Shakh-Niiaz announcing...
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Black and Ethnic Leaderships in Britain: The Cultural Dimensions of Political Action
Book by Pnina Werbner, Muhammad Anwar; Routledge, 1991
Subjects: Blacks--Great Britain--Politics And Government, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1979-1997, Minorities--Great Britain--Political Activity, Political Leadership--Great Britain
...Gujaratis that many Ismailis were settled in Canada, a result, so they say, of the relationship between their leader, Aga Khan, and the then Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau (see Wood 1983:15). A somewhat similar selection process...
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations - Vol. 2
Book by Cathal J. Nolan; Greenwood Press, 2002
...assassination, under the Zand dynasty (1750 1794), but broke down in renewed civil war won by the Qajaris under Aga Muhammad Khan (d. 1797). Persia was thereafter ruled by the Qajar
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journal articles on: Aga Muhammad Khan  - 18 results

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Address by His Highness the Aga Khan on Receiving the 'Tolerance' Award, Tutzing Evangelische Akademie: 20 May 2006
Journal article by Karim Aga Khan Iv; European Judaism, Vol. 40, 2007
Subjects: Christian-Muslim relations--Speeches, lectures and essays, Christianity and other religions--Islam, Christianity and other religions--Speeches, lectures and essays, Religious conflict--Speeches, lectures and essays
...Address by His Highness the Aga Khan on Receiving the Tolerance...20 May 2006. by Karim Aga Khan IV Bismillah-ir...describe the work of our Aga Khan Development Network...through the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him...
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What Influences Contraceptive Use among Young Women in Urban Squatter Settlements of Karachi, Pakistan?
Journal article by Fariyal F. Fikree, Amaah Khan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Fatima Sajan, Mohammad H. Rahbar; International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Vol. 27, 2001
Subjects: Birth control--Religious aspects, Contraceptives--Usage, Family planning--Social aspects, Sex customs--Social aspects, Sex role--Social aspects, Sex roles--Social aspects, Sexual behavior--Social aspects, Women--Sexual behavior
...by Fariyal F. Fikree , Amanullah Khan , Muhammad Masood Kadir , Fatima Sajan , Mohammad...Karachi. From 1984 to 1996, the Aga Khan University operated primary health...Population Council, New York. Amanullah Khan is senior instructor, Muhammad...
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Poverty Alleviation: Is Economics Any Help? Lessons from the Grameen Bank Experience
Journal article by Muhammad Yunus; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 52, 1998
Subjects: Banking industry--Innovations, Economic development--Innovations, Grameen Bank--Innovations, Poor--Economic aspects, Poverty--Prevention
...Baqui Khalily, Zahed Khan, and Shahidur R. Khandker...1996) pp. 37-38. Muhammad Yunus, The author was...Grameen Foundation USA. Muhammad Yunus is managing director...Award in Manila; the Aga Khan Award for Architecture...
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Pakistan: the State of Education
Journal article by Salim Mansur Khalid, M. Fayyaz Khan; The Muslim World, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: Academic standards, Education history, Education reform, Pakistan, Quality of education, School systems
...by Salim Mansur Khalid , M. Fayyaz Khan The quality of human resource plays...were improved. From the time of Muhammad bin Qasim (695-715) to the Mogul...institutions of minority communities such as Aga Khanis, Qadiyanis, Bohras and Bahais...
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State-Society Relations in an International Context
Journal article by Paul J. Kaiser; International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 36, 1995
Subjects: Health services administration--Tanzania, Social sciences and state--Research, Tanzania--Services
...followers of the Aga Khan.(8) Muslim Shias...after the Prophet Muhammad died, his son...Ismailis, the Aga Khan is atop this hierarchical...officers in the Aga Khans International Secretariat...speculated that the Aga Khan probably played...
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Set in Stone Victoria's Monuments in India
Magazine article by Mary Ann Steggles; History Today, Vol. 51, February 2001
Subjects: Art, Municipal--Social aspects, Historical sociology--Analysis, India--History, Monuments--History, National characteristics--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Political psychology--Analysis, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...rescue. Some local rulers even funded a statue in its entirety, hoping for preferment in return; the Sultan Muhammad Shah, the Aga Khan III, paid for no fewer than four, to various members of the British royal family. Whether carved in marble...
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The Muslims and Partition
Magazine article by Francis Robinson; History Today, Vol. 47, September 1997
Subjects: India--History, Muslims in India--History, Pakistan--History, Partition, Territorial--India
...the leading intellectual, Saiyid Ahmad Khan, to build a bridge between Islamic learning...developed just at the time that Saiyid Ahmad Khan was striving to reconcile his co-religionists...the UP, the supporters of Saiyid Ahmad Khan. By the First World War they were increasingly...
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Correspondence
Magazine article; The American Spectator, Vol. 35, January 2002
...and Saudi Arabia, and also maintains close ties with the Aga Khan Humanities Project in Central Asia and the Elijah School...Moroccans, Russians, Israelis or the followers of the Aga Khan (who incidentally are not even considered Muslims by Saudi...
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Harvard's Sackler Museum Scores Royal Triumph with Islamic Art
Magazine article by David P; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XVII, September 30, 1998
Subjects: Art, Art exhibits, Cambridge, MA, Culture, Kessler, Rochelle, Minority & ethnic groups, Museum exhibits, Museums, Painting
...of Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan." It is a superb display of 145...assembled by the Prince, brother of the Aga Khan, leader of the worlds 15 million...tarnished to black. The work of Sultan Muhammad, the master artist of "The Court...
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Sunni-shi'i Schism: Less There Than Meets the Eye
Magazine article by Greg Noakes; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 10, May/Jun 1991
Subjects: Geography, Human relations, International, Interpersonal communication, Iraq, Islam, Middle East, Muslims, Personal relationships, Race relations, Religion
...During his lifetime, Muhammad was the acknowledged...Sunnis believe that Muhammad did not designate a successor...Ismailism is led by the Aga Khan, while the Druze and...God and the mission of Muhammad. The schism occurred...
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newspaper articles on: Aga Muhammad Khan  - 7 results

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Aga Khan's Wife Sues for Divorce
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 8, 2004
...glamorous figures, the Aga Khans wife is divorcing him...acting for the Begum Inaara Aga Khan - whose name literally...the fabulously wealthy Aga, now 67, has had to make...had a son, Prince Aly Muhammad. It was fourth child for...
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Their [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; December 13, 2008
...paintings on the walls, it was where Onassis would smooch with Jackie, socialite Taki would challenge Muhammad Ali to a fight, the Aga Khan would drink champagne and eat chocolate ice cream and where Diana and Fergie played out an astonishing...
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Award Giver Gets His Due
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 22, 2005
...architecture is Prince Karim Aga Khan. A direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad, the 68-year...three years, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture...museum, the Aga Khan will donate his winnings...says. "The Aga Khans interest in architecture...reinforced the Aga Khans important message...Turkey, won an Aga Khan Award for Architecture...
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Give Me a [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; January 9, 2005
...enquiries into the Aga Khans tax affairs would be...irretrievably. But the Aga Khan, a British citizen who...lucrative settlement. The Aga Khans financial affairs have...significant sums to the Aga and worship him as their...old son, Prince Aly Muhammad, by the Aga, has engaged...
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1000 Years. 1000 People; IT'S THE ULTIMATE AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL LIST OF THE MILLENNIUM: 1000 PEOPLE WHO, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, HAVE CHANGED HISTORY IN THE PAST 1000 YEARS. IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BUT OF ALL THE CONTENDERS, WE FINALLY PUT THE DISCOVERER OF PENICILLIN, SCOTSMAN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING, ON TOP .. BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM SO MANY OF US WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO GREET THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 1, 2000
...Origin Of The Species in 1859. 8 Genghis Khan (1162-1227) Leader of Mongol hordes...George Custer, American soldier 238. Kubla Khan, C13th emperor of China 239. Samuel Taylor...491. Larry Adler, US musician 492. Aga Khan III Imam of Ismaikli sect, 1877 -1957...
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encyclopedia articles on: Aga Muhammad Khan  - 10 results

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Aga Muhammad Khan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AGA MUHAMMAD KHAN or Agha Muhammad Khan both: a ga mooham mad khan, 1742 97, shah of Persia...with a wholesale massacre in Kerman. He became shah in 1796. Aga Muhammad resisted a Russian invasion and himself invaded (1795) Georgia...
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Aga Khan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AGA KHAN a ga khan, the...1818. The first Aga Khan was also appointed...son Ali Shah, Aga Khan II, who died...his son, Sultan Muhammad, 1877 1957, assumed...Collected Works of Aga Khan III (1991); W. Frischauer, The Aga Khans (1970...
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Agha Muhammad Khan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AGHA MUHAMMAD KHAN see Aga Muhammad Khan . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Karim Khan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KARIM KHAN karem khan, d. 1779, ruler of Persia (1750 79), founder of the Zand dynasty...independent. One of them was the Qajars; from them was to come Aga Muhammad Khan , who overthrew (1794) Lutf Ali Khan, the last ruler of the Zand...
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Iran
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...by the Mongols, led by Jenghiz Khan in the 13th cent. and Timur in...which lasted until the advent of Aga Muhammad Khan . The Qajar Dynasty A detested ruler (assassinated 1797), Aga Muhammad Khan defeated the last ruler of...
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