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Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III</h2> <div class="node"> <span class="submitted">Posted April 19th, 2007 by heritage</span> <div class="taxonomy"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="first taxonomy_term_1791"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1791" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1791">Author</a></li> <li class="last taxonomy_term_1795"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1795" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1795">Imam's Family</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-prefix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><div class="field-label-inline-first">Prefix: </div>Imam</div></div></div><div style="width: 100px" class="image-attach-body"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/heritage-society-albums/portrait-noorani/h-h-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/alb1sultan.gif" alt="H.H. 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Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III" class="image image-big-thumbnail " width="100" height="123"/></a></div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><p>India</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-type-date field-field-year"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><div class="field-label-inline-first">Year: </div><span class="date-display-start">1877</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">1957</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-contact"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"> </div></div></div><p>1877-11-02 to 1957-07-11</p> <p>Imam of the Worldwide Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim Community from 1885 to 1957</p> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-album-link"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><div class="field-label-inline-first">Album Link: </div><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/album/heritage-society-albums/imams-family/sultan-mohamed-shah-aga-khan-iii">H.H. 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Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="view view-Person-Place-audio"><div class="view-content view-content-Person-Place-audio"><table> <thead><tr><th class="view-cell-header view-field-audio-play-link"></th><th class="view-cell-header view-field-node-title"></th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-audio-play-link"><audio type="audio/mpeg" controls="controls" id="html5player" tabindex="0" preload="none"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/13146"/> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="menu" value="false"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/13146"/> <embed src="/web/20200929040701oe_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" flashvars="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/13146" width="290" height="24"/> </object> </audio></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/13146">Diamond Jubilee Message - 1946</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-audio-play-link"><audio type="audio/mpeg" controls="controls" id="html5player" tabindex="0" preload="none"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/22470"/> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="menu" value="false"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/22470"/> <embed src="/web/20200929040701oe_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" flashvars="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/22470" width="290" height="24"/> </object> </audio></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22470">Diamond Jubilee Speech by Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah - 1946</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-audio-play-link"><audio type="audio/mpeg" controls="controls" id="html5player" tabindex="0" preload="none"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/22799"/> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="menu" value="false"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/22799"/> <embed src="/web/20200929040701oe_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" flashvars="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/22799" width="290" height="24"/> </object> </audio></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22799">Diamond Jubilee Speech by Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah - 1946-03-10</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-audio-play-link"><audio type="audio/mpeg" controls="controls" id="html5player" tabindex="0" preload="none"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/29389"/> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="menu" value="false"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/29389"/> <embed src="/web/20200929040701oe_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" flashvars="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/29389" width="290" height="24"/> </object> </audio></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/29389">H.H. Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah's Speech in Africa During the Diamond Jubilee - 1946</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-audio-play-link"><audio type="audio/mpeg" controls="controls" id="html5player" tabindex="0" preload="none"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/13153"/> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="menu" value="false"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/13153"/> <embed src="/web/20200929040701oe_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/modules/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" flashvars="soundFile=http%3A//www.ismaili.net/heritage/audio/play/13153" width="290" height="24"/> </object> </audio></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/13153">Speech by His Highness Imam Sultan Mohammed Shah at the Diamond Jubilee - 1946</a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><div class="more-link"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/Person_Place_audio/516">more</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-Person_Place_images" class="block block-views"> <div class="blockinner"> <h2 class="title"> Images </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="view view-Person-Place-images"><div class="view-content view-content-Person-Place-images"><table class="view-grid view-grid-Person_Place_images"><tr><td class="view-grid-item"><div class="view-item view-item-Person_Place_images"><div class="view-field view-data-image_nid"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/20163"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/Aga Khan III -a203msms.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Lady Alishah Aga Khan II -a203msms" title="Lady Alishah Aga Khan II -a203msms" class="image image-thumbnail " width="102" height="130"/></a></div><div class="view-field view-data-node_title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/20163">Lady Alishah Aga Khan II -a203msms</a></div></div></td> <td class="view-grid-item"><div class="view-item view-item-Person_Place_images"><div class="view-field view-data-image_nid"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25477"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/aga-khan-iii-21-funeral-hi-ps-pa.thumbnail.jpg" alt="aga-khan-iii-21-funeral-hi-ps-pa" title="aga-khan-iii-21-funeral-hi-ps-pa" class="image image-thumbnail " width="78" height="130"/></a></div><div class="view-field view-data-node_title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25477">aga-khan-iii-21-funeral-hi-ps-pa</a></div></div></td> <td class="view-grid-item"><div class="view-item view-item-Person_Place_images"><div class="view-field view-data-image_nid"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25482"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/aga-khan-iii-20-aswan-family-walking.thumbnail.jpg" alt="aga-khan-iii-20-aswan-family-walking" title="aga-khan-iii-20-aswan-family-walking" class="image image-thumbnail " width="130" height="84"/></a></div><div class="view-field view-data-node_title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25482">aga-khan-iii-20-aswan-family-walking</a></div></div></td> <td class="view-grid-item"><div class="view-item view-item-Person_Place_images"><div class="view-field view-data-image_nid"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25476"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/aga-khan-iii-19-last-resting-place.thumbnail.jpg" alt="aga-khan-iii-19-last-resting-place" title="aga-khan-iii-19-last-resting-place" class="image image-thumbnail " width="130" height="95"/></a></div><div class="view-field view-data-node_title"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25476">aga-khan-iii-19-last-resting-place</a></div></div></td> </tr></table></div><div class="more-link"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/Person_Place_images/516">more</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-Person_Place_events_docs" class="block block-views"> <div class="blockinner"> <h2 class="title"> Texts for H.H. Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="view view-Person-Place-events-docs"><div class="view-content view-content-Person-Place-events-docs"><div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/30470">Birthday: Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III - 2010-11-02</a> </h2> <span class="submitted">Posted November 3rd, 2010 by heritage</span> <div class="taxonomy"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="first last taxonomy_term_1820"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1820" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1820">Headline</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <div style="width: 101px" class="image-attach-teaser"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/30470"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/1930-Sultan Mohamed Shah in Karachi.thumbnail.jpg" alt="1930-Sultan Mohamed Shah in Karachi.jpg" title="1930-Sultan Mohamed Shah in Karachi.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="101" height="130"/></a></div> <p>Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan was the 48th Imam of the Ismaili community and the grandfather of the present 49th Imam, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV. His birthday is celebrated on November 2.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first statistics_counter"><span class="statistics_counter">19064 reads</span></li> <li class="last upload_attachments"></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25463">Aga Khan III - Final Burial Ceremony at Aswan in the Mausoleum - 1959-02-19</a> </h2> <span class="submitted">Posted January 30th, 2010 by heritage</span> <div class="taxonomy"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="first taxonomy_term_1820"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1820" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1820">Headline</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_2114"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/2114" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_2114">Egypt</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_3361"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/3361" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_3361">Aswan</a></li> <li class="last taxonomy_term_4001"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/4001" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_4001">Burial</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <p>On 19 February 1959, the 48th Imam was finally laid to rest in the mausoleum which had taken over 18 months to construct.</p> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-album-link"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><div class="field-label-inline-first">Photo Album: </div><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25461">1957 Aga Khan III Funeral</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-type-computed field-field-album-icon"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><img src="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/cameraicon.jpg"></div></div></div> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first statistics_counter"><span class="statistics_counter">12934 reads</span></li> <li class="last upload_attachments"></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25462">Aga Khan III - First Burial Ceremony at Aswan - 1957-07-19</a> </h2> <span class="submitted">Posted January 30th, 2010 by heritage</span> <div class="taxonomy"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="first taxonomy_term_1820"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1820" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1820">Headline</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_2114"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/2114" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_2114">Egypt</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_3361"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/3361" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_3361">Aswan</a></li> <li class="last taxonomy_term_4001"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/4001" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_4001">Burial</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <div style="width: 98px" class="image-attach-teaser"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25462"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/PICT0011.thumbnail.JPG" alt="PICT0011.JPG" title="PICT0011.JPG" class="image image-thumbnail " width="98" height="130"/></a></div> <p>On July 19, 1957, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, 48th Imam, was laid to rest in a temporary place created in the grounds of the villa Noor al Salaam in Aswan.</p> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-album-link"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><div class="field-label-inline-first">Photo Album: </div><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25461">1957 Aga Khan III Funeral</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-type-computed field-field-album-icon"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><img src="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/files/images/cameraicon.jpg"></div></div></div> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first statistics_counter"><span class="statistics_counter">11749 reads</span></li> <li class="last upload_attachments"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/25462#attachments" title="Read full article to view attachments." class="upload_attachments">1 attachment</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22434">Aga Khan III Event - 1957-07-11</a> </h2> <span class="submitted">Posted March 17th, 2009 by heritage</span> <div class="taxonomy"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="first last taxonomy_term_1820"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1820" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1820">Headline</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <p>WAFAT OF HAZRAT IMAM Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III July 11, 1957 - At forty minutes past midday on July 11, 1957, Hazrat Imam Sultan Mohamed Shah passed away peacefully at his villa in Versoix, Switzerland at the age of eighty leaving behind him a memorable history of his glorious and eventful life.<br/> In his Last Will and Testament, he appointed his grandson, the elder of the two sons of Prince Aly Salomon Khan, Shah Karim Al-Husayni as the 49th Imam and Pir of all Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first statistics_counter"><span class="statistics_counter">8917 reads</span></li> <li class="last upload_attachments"></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="node"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/32779">Succession From Aga Khan III to Aga Khan IV - 1957-07-11</a> </h2> <span class="submitted">Posted April 15th, 2017 by librarian-rm</span> <div class="taxonomy"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="first taxonomy_term_1820"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1820" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1820">Headline</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_3083"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/3083" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_3083">Death</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_3009"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/3009" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_3009">IMAMAT DAY</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_4514"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/4514" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_4514">Mausoleum</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_2903"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/2903" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_2903">Mowlana Sultan Muhammed Shah</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_4513"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/4513" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_4513">Succession</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_2762"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/2762" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_2762">Takht Nashini</a></li> <li class="last taxonomy_term_1734"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/taxonomy/term/1734" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_1734">English</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <p>Collection of News clippings from the historic time of the succession of the Aga Khan II to the Aga Khan IV. </p> <p>The Beloved Imam of the Ismailis, Mowlana Sultan Mohamed Shah Passed away on July 11th, 1957. He appointed his grandson Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussayni age 20 to succed him as Imam and Pir of all the ismailis of the world. </p> <p>The historic time of transition had articles mourning Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, speculating who the next Imam will be, and covering the funeral and release of the will.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first statistics_counter"><span class="statistics_counter">3876 reads</span></li> <li class="last upload_attachments"></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><div class="more-link"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/Person_Place_events_docs/516">more</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-Person_Place_events_docs_list" class="block block-views"> <div class="blockinner"> <h2 class="title"> Texts for H.H. Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="view view-Person-Place-events-docs-list"><div class="view-content view-content-Person-Place-events-docs-list"><table> <thead><tr><th class="view-cell-header view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/person/h-h-sir-sultan-mohamed-shah-aga-khan-iii?sort=desc&order=Title" title="sort by Title" class="active">Title<img src="/web/20200929040701im_/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/misc/arrow-desc.png" alt="sort icon" title="sort descending" width="13" height="13"/></a></th><th class="view-cell-header view-field-node-type">Type</th><th class="view-cell-header view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"></th><th class="view-cell-header view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></th><th class="view-cell-header view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/9929">Religion of My Ancestors - Islam</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">Document</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year">1954</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/15497">02-Preamble to The Noor En Allah Noor - Letter by the Aga Khan III</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">Book page</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/30601">The Memoirs of Aga Khan - Full Book</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">Book page</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/19187">Imamate of Imam Sultan Muhammed Shah - 1885-1957AD</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">History Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"><span class="date-display-start">1885</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">1957</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22749">Evian Conference - 1952-07-04 to 08</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">History Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-start">1952-07-04</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">1952-07-08</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"><span class="date-display-single">1952</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22164">Birth of Imam Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III - 1877-11-02</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1877-11-02</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22166">Aga Khan III ascends the throne of Imamat - 1885-08</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1885-08-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22165">Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Ascends the Throne of Imamat - 1885-08</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1885-08-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22167">Aga Khan III Gives Many Didars in His First Month of Imamat- 1885-09</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1885-09-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22168">Aga Khan III bestowed with the title of His Highness by the British Government - 1886</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1886-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22169">Aga Khan III Gives Didar - 1889-04-10</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1889-04-10</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22170">Aga Khan III Called to Mediate Between Faiths - 1893</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1893-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22171">Aga Khan III gave Holy Deedar to Manjevadi Jamats - 1893-12</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1893-12-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22173">Aga Khan III attends the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria - 1896</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1896-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22172">Aga Khan III gave Deedar to the Jamats of Ahmedabad - 1896-02</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1896-02-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22176">Aga Khan III Builds Yerawda Palace - 1897</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1897-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22174">Aga Khan III marries Shahzadi Begum - 1897</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1897-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22175">Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Sets Example, Gets Publicly Innoculated - 1897</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1897-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22178">Aga Khan III conferred the title of Knight Commander of the Indian Empire - 1898</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1898-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="view-field view-field-node-title active"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/22180">Aga Khan III Honoured at Devonshire House and Landsdowne House - 1898</a> </td><td class="view-field view-field-node-type">News Event</td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-date-0-field-date-0-value"><span class="date-display-single">1898-01-01</span></td><td class="view-field view-field-node-data-field-year-field-year-value"></td><td class="view-field view-field-biblio-biblio-year"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><div class="more-link"><a href="/web/20200929040701/http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/Person_Place_events_docs_list/516">more</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="clear"></span> <p><a href="#top" class="to-top">Back to top</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar-left" class="sidebar"> <div id="block-block-33" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <h2 class="title"> </h2> <div class="content"> <p><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701/http://ismaili.net/heritage/Timeline-SMS">Timeline View of Aga Khan III Events</a></b></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-27" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <h2 class="title"> </h2> <div class="content"> <p><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200929040701/http://ismaili.net/heritage/person_view">Search Historic Persons</a></b></p> <p>Note: <b>Audio</b> is placed below the main text, when available.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-Person_Place_albums" class="block block-views"> <div class="blockinner"> <h2 class="title"> Albums for H.H. 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