AGA KHAN II


Meaning of AGA KHAN II in English

died August 1885, Poona, India personal name 'ali Shah eldest son of the Aga Khan I. In 1881 he succeeded his father as imam, or spiritual leader, of the Nizari Isma'ilite sect of Shi'ite Muslims, and, during his short imamate, sought to improve the conditions of the community.

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