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'''Shāh''' "king", and '''Shāhanshāh''' "anshāh''' is a [[Persia]]n [[Iranian monarchy|monarchial]] title, literally meaning ''[[kKing of kKings]]", two ''different'' imperial titles in [[Persian]] and [[Iranian|Iranian culture]].''. It is often confused with [[Shah]], a similar title used by Persian rulers, which is translated as ''[[king]]''.

==History==

They can be traced back to the [[Achaemenid dynasty|Achaemenid]] kings of [[Persian Empire|ancient Iran]], who, from [[Darius I]], the Great (521-486 B.C.) onwards, refer to themselves in their inscriptions both as ''xšayaθiya'' "king" (from the root ''xšay-'' "to rule" cognate to Sanskrit ''kşáyati'' "possess" and Greek ''χταομαι'' "acquire") and as ''xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām&#x(contracted; show full)[[pl:Sasanidzi]]
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