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Meanings of pahlevi in English

Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)

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        One can now understand why the Zend books were translated into Pahlavi.
        Sacred Books of the East
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        Later headed an educational foundation set up by the Shah's wife, Farah Pahlavi.
        The Irish Times
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        Firdausi positively knew no Pahlavi and as for Arabic he knew next to nothing.
        Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I
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        The issue of having designs on the throne dogs Pahlavi.
        The new yorker
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        Mohammad Reza, the deposed shah of Iran, was the son of the Pahlavi dynasty's founder.
        Reuters
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        They exiled Reza Khan and installed his pliant, dewy-eyed twenty-one-year-old son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
        Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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        The end of Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi; the beginning of Ayatollah Khomeini and the Islamic republic.
        The Irish Times
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        A happy few, like Shah Pahlavi or Aristide, get their wish; but possibly these are not the best examples.
        Man in the Middle
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        In 1979 he drove Shah Pahlavi from power in Iran, and he opened the door for Khomeini, his ayatollahs, and their Shia revolution.
        Man in the Middle
        Usage of pahlevi in English
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        In was Pope who unveiled the women of Persia for the late Shah Reza Khan Pahlevi.
        The new yorker