Padishah

Padeshah, Padshah, Padishah or Badishah (Persian: پادشاه‎‎, Turkish: padişah) is a superlative royal title, composed of the Persian pād "master" and the widespread shāh "king", which was adopted by several monarchs claiming the highest rank, roughly equivalent to the ancient Persian notion of "The Great" or "Great King", and later adopted by post-Achaemenid and Christian Emperors. Its Arabized pronunciation as Badshah was used by Mughal emperors, and Bashah or Pasha was used by Ottoman Sultans.

Historical usage

The rulers on the following thrones, the first two effectively commanding major West Asian empires, were styled Padishah: