Padishah (disambiguation)

Padishah is a title of nobility roughly meaning 'emperor' in Persian languages, primarily used for the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Padshah, Padshah, Badshah or Padişah may also refer to:

Imperial/royal ruler styles

• Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, also referred to as the Padishah
• Padshah-i Hind, the main title of the 'Great Mughal', paramount ruler of Hindustan (India)
• Padishah Bahadur, meaning 'a rank above Padshah'
• Padshah-e Awadh, assumed by the former Nawabs of Awadh

Fictional rulers

• Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe, in Frank Herbert's Dune novels
• The ruler of the Empire of Kelesh in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Other uses

• Padshah (Zabul), an Afghan appointed to Afghanistan's First Constitutional Loya Jirga, see Constitutional Loya Jirga
• Padishah Khatun (1256-1295), Mongol poet and empress

See also

• Padishah Bahadur
• Badshah (disambiguation)