The Aga Khan and his Ancestors

The Aga Khan and his Ancestors
Author: Naoroji M. Dumasia
Publisher: Readworthy
Total Pages: 400
Release:
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9350181525

His Highness the Aga Khan, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah was a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad and the spiritual head of millions of Ismailis living across the world. He was a statesman with an international reputation. Providing rich insights into the multifaceted personality of the Aga Khan, this book explores something of what he had done and said as well as how he had achieved a position for himself which had been rivaled by none of his contemporaries. Tracing his descent from Ali who married Fatimah, the only daughter of the Prophet Muhammad by his first wife Khadijah, it describes his ancestry, with a special focus on the lives and achievements of his grandfather and father the Aga Khan Hussain Ali Shah and Aga Khan Aly Shah. Also, it examines the role of Aga khan in India's struggle for independence, as also his contributions toward world peace and educational development.

Throne of Gold

Throne of Gold
Author: Anne Edwards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The story of three generations of the (Aga) Khan dynasty, the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims with 20 million followers in India, Pakistan, East Africa and Central Asia. This book concentrates on three members of the Khan dynasty. Firstly, The Aga Khan III, the third heriditary ruler of the Muslim Ismaili Sect who was born to wealth and power in 1887 and who attempted to secure Muslim support for British Rule in India, most notably by founding the All-India Muslim League (1906) of which he was its President. The Aga Khan was a successful horse-owner and a friend of the Queen Mary, and became President of the League of Nations. Secondly, the book deals with Prince Aly Khan, the soldier, diplomat and playboy. His second wife was Rita Hayworth, but he had many other affairs and was killed in a car crash in 1960. Third and finally, the book deals with Prince Kharin, Aga Khan IV, who married a British fashion model, Lady Sarah Crichton-Stuart, in 1969.

Aga Khan's Billions and the Assassins

Aga Khan's Billions and the Assassins
Author: A. U. Pendragon
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2008-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781606107140

Aga Khanas Billions and the Assassins: IsmailisaThe Next Islamic Threat? (Sex, Money and Power: An Insideras Account of the Secret World of the Aga Khan) provides an in-depth look into the history and current influences of the Aga Khan. The Aga Khan is the hereditary god-king of a group of Shiite Muslims called the Ismailis. The inherited wealth of the Aga Khan was stolen from the community of followers who have been giving his ancestors their hard-earned money for generations. The book documents the history of the Ismaili Assassins in addition to the royal bloodline, extravagant lifestyle, vast wealth and sexual escapades of the Aga Khan and his family. The book reveals that the Aga Khan has far-reaching connections and money to influence others and maintain power. The author blends together the past and present to highlight the absolute power of the Aga Khan.