Who was the first Aga KhanA title granted by the Shah of Persia to the then Ismaili Imam in 1818 and inherited by each of his successors to the Imamate.?
Learn about the life of Hasan Ali Shah, the 46thImamof the Nizari IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Ja平far al-畊diq (d. 765), as his successor. and the first IsmailiImamto bear the title ofAga Khan, from his memoirs Ibrat Afza.
The First Aga Khan –Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imamoffers a new Persian edition and the first English translation of theIbrat-afza, the memoirs ofAga KhanI. The油鴛恢姻温岳-温韓噛温油was composed in the year 1850, following the Imams departure from Persia and his permanent settlement in India.
The First Aga Khan - Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam
The text recounts the Aga Khans early life and political career as the governor of the province ofKirmanin Iran, and narrates the dramatic events of his conflict with the Qajar establishment in Iran and his subsequent travels and exploits in Afghanistan and British India. TheIbrat-afza provides a rare example of an autobiographical account from an Ismaili Imam and a first-hand account giving a window into the history of the Ismailis of Iran, India and Central Asia at the dawn of the modern era of their history. Consequently, the book will be of great interest to both researchers and general readers interested in Ismaili history and in the history of the Islamic world in the nineteenth century.
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