ETYM Per. shâh a king, sovereign, prince. Related to Checkmate, Chess, Pasha.
Traditional title of ancient Persian rulers, and also of those of the recent Pahlavi dynasty in Iran.
Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
(more formally, shahanshah “king of kings”).
Titel der pers. Herrscher seit dem 3. Jh.; auch in Afghanistan u. Indien.