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Comprehensive book about Imams, People, Periods and Events in Ismaili History.</p> <p> <br/>  </p> </div> </div> <div class="panel-custom"><p> </p> </div><div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20201018153345/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/19010"></a> </h2> <div class="content"> <p><span class="filter-thumb" style="float: LEFT;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345/http://ismaili.net/heritage/person_view"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/101heroes-pic_060.jpg" alt="101heroes-pic_060" title="101heroes-pic_060" class="acidfree-plain " width="155" height="128" style="margin: 0px 7px;"/></a></span><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345/http://ismaili.net/heritage/person_view">HEROES - PEOPLE</a></b></p> <p>A searchable list of Ismaili Heroes and other main People in Ismaili History, with references to other sources on the site.<br/>  <br/>  <br/> ;</p> </div> </div> <div class="panel-custom"><p> </p> </div><div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20201018153345/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/19014"></a> </h2> <div class="content"> <p><span class="filter-thumb" style="float: LEFT;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345/http://ismaili.net/heritage/person/h-h-sir-sultan-mohamed-shah-aga-khan-iii"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/Aga Khan III -smsposter2.jpg" alt="Aga Khan III -smsposter2" title="Aga Khan III -smsposter2" class="acidfree-plain " width="155" height="142" style="margin: 0px 7px;"/></a></span><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345/http://ismaili.net/heritage/person/h-h-sir-sultan-mohamed-shah-aga-khan-iii">AGA KHAN III</a></b></p> <p>Documents, Events and multimedia from the Glorious Life of Aga Khan III, Imam Sultan Mohamed Shah.<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153345/http://ismaili.net/heritage/person/h-h-sir-sultan-mohamed-shah-aga-khan-iii">Aga Khan III</a> - 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