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Aga Khan II
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “known to ismaili muslims as imam shah aly shah”. Today it says “the 47th hereditary imam of the nizari isma'ili muslims”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Member of the Iranian royal family (1830–1885) Prince Aqa Ali Shah ( Persian : آقا علی شاه , romanized : Āqā ʿAlī Shāh ; 1830 – 17 August 1885), known as”. It now reads “Member of the Iranian royal family (1830–1885) Prince Aqa Ali Shah ( , ; 1830 – 17 August 1885), known as”.
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Aga Khan II ( ; Āghā Khān-i Duwwum or, less commonly but more correctly آقا خان دوّم ; Āqā Khān-i Duwwum ), was the title of Aqa Ali Shah ( ; Āqā ‘Alī Shāh ; b. 1830 in Mahallat , Iran ; d.1 August 1885 in Pune , India ), the 47th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims .2 A member of the Iranian royal family, he became the Imam in 1881. During his lifetime, he helped to better not only his own community, but also the larger Muslim community of India.3 He was an avid sportsman and hunter.4
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “known to ismaili muslims as imam shah aly shah”. Today it says “the 47th hereditary imam of the nizari isma'ili muslims”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Member of the Iranian royal family (1830–1885) Prince Aqa Ali Shah ( Persian : آقا علی شاه , romanized : Āqā ʿAlī Shāh ; 1830 – 17 August 1885), known as”. It now reads “Member of the Iranian royal family (1830–1885) Prince Aqa Ali Shah ( , ; 1830 – 17 August 1885), known as”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
known to ismaili muslims as imam shah aly shah
Now
the 47th hereditary imam of the nizari isma'ili muslims
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