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Aga Khan III

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A·ga Khan III  g kän) Originally Aga Sultan Sir Mohammed Shah. 1877-1957.
Indian leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. He appointed his grandson Prince Karim (born 1936) to succeed him as Aga Khan IV.


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Vuillier successfully practiced his theories in the employ of Aga Khan III, breeder of such notables as Bahram, Majideh, Mahmoud and Nasrullah, among others.
S Martin, Manchester The Anorak says: Aga Khan III, like his grandson the present Aga Khan, gave most of his horses names which attested to his Islamic religion and culture, such as Mumtaz Mahal, Bahram, Mahmoud, Nasrullah and Tulyar.
Other stats about the list you might find interesting: lIt contained 77 Britons, 17 Irish, three Americans and three others (Sheikh Mohammed, Aga Khan III and Scobie Breasley); lIt contained five women; lIt contained four members of the British royal family; lThe second-highest Irish-based great was Vincent O'Brien's successor at Ballydoyle, Aidan O'Brien, in 13th.
 
 
 
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