Shah (Noun)
Meaning
Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The last Shah of Iran was overthrown during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, forced into exile in the United States.
- Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the former ruler of Iran, lost his throne in the revolution that led to the establishment of an Islamic republic.
- Prior to the fall of the monarchy, the Shah held total power and authority over the Iranian parliament and administration.
- Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi became the monarch of Iran at the age of 21 after the death of his father in 1941.
- The rule of the Shah was characterized by lavish spending and significant Western influence in Iran.