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Padishah
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Padishah (; ) is a superlative sovereign title of Persian origin.
Padishah is a grand Persian title that was historically used to refer to the highest-ranking rulers, particularly in Middle Eastern and Central Asian empires. The word essentially means a supreme sovereign or emperor, and it reflected the enormous power and prestige of the monarchs who held it.
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Padishah (; ) is a superlative sovereign title of Persian origin.
A form of the word is known already from Middle Persian (or Pahlavi) as pātaxšā(h) or pādixšā(y). Middle Persian pād may stem from Avestan paiti, and is akin to Pati (title). Xšāy 'to rule' and xšāyaθiya 'king' are both from Old Persian.