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Aga Khan

Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias

This article is about the hereditary title. For the incumbent, see Aga Khan IV. For other uses, see Aga Khan (disambiguation).

Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان, Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan)[1] is a title held by the Imām of the NizariIsmāʿīliShias.

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Since , the holder of the title has been the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (born ).

Title

The title is made up of the titles "agha" and "khan". The Turkish "agha" is "aqa" (Āqā) in Persian. The word "agha" comes from the Old Turkic and Mongolian "aqa", meaning "elder men",[2][3] and means something like "master" or "lord." "Khan" means king or ruler in Turkish and Mongolian languages.[4]

According to Farhad Daftary,[5] a scholar of the Isma'ili movement, Aga Khan[6][7] is an honorific title bestowed on Hasan Ali Shah (–), the 46th Imām of Nizari Ismai'lis (–), by the Iranian kingFath-Ali Shah Qajar.[8] However, Daftary apparently contradicts what the Aga Khan III noted in a famous legal proceeding in India: that Aga Khan is not a title but instead an alias that was given to the Aga Khan I when he was a young man.[7][9]

History

During the latter stages of the First Anglo-Afghan War (–), Hasan Ali Shah and his cavalry officers provided assistance to General Nott in Kandahar Province and to General England in his advance from Sindh to join Nott.[citation needed] For these and for other diligent efforts made by him in the service of the Empire, the British Raj recognised him as a "Prince".

This title was less extraordinary in that time and place than it seems today, because the British while consolidating their hold on India, had been handing out similar titles liberally to any large landowner or tribal chieftain with local influence who made himself useful to them.

The Aga Khan was exceptional in that, while it was the local tribal influence that had enabled him to serve the British and gain their favour, his claim to nobility was based upon his claim to leadership of an entire sect of Islam.

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    • Imperial Britain saw great possibilities in having under their control and patronage the head of a major Shia sect; it could even be used at some later stage to counterbalance the influence of the Ottoman Caliph, the head of Islam as recognized by the Sunni sects. The Aga Khan was the only religious or community leader in British India granted a personal gun salute.[10]

    When Hasan Ali Shah, the first Aga Khan, came to Sindh (which is now in Pakistan) from Afghanistan, he and his army were welcomed by Mir Nasir Khan Noori of Baluchistan.[citation needed] In , the Aga Khan won a court victory in the High Court of Bombay in what popularly became known as the Aga Khan Case, securing his recognition by the British government as the head of the Khoja community.

    The Aga Khan is also the Pir within the NizariIsmaili community.

    The Bombay High Court decision of recognized Aga Khan I as the hereditary Imām of Isma'ilis.[11]

    In , the Secretary of State for India, acting through the Viceroy of India, formally recognized the title Aga Khan.[12]

    List of Aga Khans

    Four Ismāʿīli imāms have held this title:

    • Aga Khan I&#;– Hasan Ali Shah Mahallati (–), 46th Imam of Nizari Ismailis (–)
    • Aga Khan II&#;– Shah Ali Shah (about –), 47th Imam of Nizari Ismailis (12 April &#;– August )
    • Aga Khan III&#;– Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah (–), 48th Imam of Nizari Ismailis (17 August &#;– 11 July )
    • Aga Khan IV&#;– Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini (born ), 49th Imam of Nizari Ismailis (11 July &#;– present)

    See also

    References

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    Further reading

    • "Les Agas Khans", Yann Kerlau, Perrin