Persian 0100; gh 0101; Kh 0101; n or 0100; q 0101; Kh 0101; n
Title of the imam s of the Niz 0101; r 012B; Ism 0101; il 012B; sect of Sh 012B; ite Islam.
The title was first granted in 1818 to 1E24; asan 02BD; Al 012B; Shah (180081) by the shah of Iran. As Aga Khan I, he later revolted against Iran (1838) and, defeated, fled to India. His eldest son, 02BD; Al 012B; Shah (d. 1885), was briefly Aga Khan II. 02BD; Al 012B; Shah's son Sultan Sir Mo 1E25; ammed Shah (18771957) became Aga Khan III. He acquired a leading position among India's Muslims, served as president of the All-India Muslim League, and played an important part in the Round Table conferences on Indian constitutional reform (193032); in 1937 he was appointed president of the League of Nations . He chose as his successor his grandson Kar 012B; m al- 1E24; usayn Shah (b. 1937), who, as Aga Khan IV, became a strong leader; he founded the Aga Khan Foundation, an international philanthropic organization, and other agencies offering educational and other services.