Aga Khan II

Prince Aqa Ali Shah (Persian: آقا علی شاه, romanized: Āqā ʿAlī Shāh; 1830 – 17 August 1885), known as Aga Khan II (Persian: آغا خان دوّم, romanized: Āghā Khān Duwwūm), was the 47th hereditary imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Muslims. A member of the Iranian royal family, he became the Imam in 1881. He was the second Nizari Imam to hold the title Aga Khan.

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Preceded by

Aga Khan I

Succeeded by

Aga Khan III

Title

Aga Khan II

Born

Prince Aga Ali Shah1830Mahallat, Sublime State of Iran

Died

17 August 1885 (aged 54–55)

Resting place

Najaf, Ottoman Iraq

Spouse

mw- Maryam Sultana Shams al-Muluk

Children

Sultan Muhammed Shah (successor) Shihab al-Din Shah Nur al-Din Shah

Parents

Hasan Ali Shah (father) Sarv-i Jahan Khanum (mother)

Religion

Shia Islam

Denomination

Isma'ilism

School

Nizari Ismaili

Lineage

Fatimid (direct descendant of Muhammad)

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Shia Islam titles

Aga Khan IIof the Ahl al-BaytBanu HashimClan of the Banu QuraishBorn: 1830 C.E Died: 1885 C.E.

Shia Islam titles

Preceded byHassan Ali Shah

Aga Khan IIof the Ahl al-BaytBanu HashimClan of the Banu QuraishBorn: 1830 C.E Died: 1885 C.E.

Preceded byHassan Ali Shah

Aga Khan IIof the Ahl al-BaytBanu HashimClan of the Banu QuraishBorn: 1830 C.E Died: 1885 C.E.

47th Imam of Nizari Ismailism 1881–1885

Aga Khan IIof the Ahl al-BaytBanu HashimClan of the Banu QuraishBorn: 1830 C.E Died: 1885 C.E.

Succeeded byMuhammad Shah

Aga Khan IIof the Ahl al-BaytBanu HashimClan of the Banu QuraishBorn: 1830 C.E Died: 1885 C.E.
Shia Islam titles
Preceded byHassan Ali Shah	47th Imam of Nizari Ismailism 1881–1885	Succeeded byMuhammad Shah

References

The Ismā'īlīs: Their History and Doctrines
The Aga Khan and His Ancestors: A Biographical and Historical Sketch
The Memoirs of Aga Khan: World Enough and Time
Encyclopaedia Iranica
Studia Islamica
https://doi.org/10.2307%2F1595401
The Aga Khans
The Aga Khan: Prince, Prophet and Sportsman
His Royal Highness Prince Aga Khan: Guide, Philosopher and Friend of the World of Islam
Edwards, Anne (1996). Throne of Gold: The Lives of the Aga Khans, New York: William Morrow. ISBN 0-00-215196-0
Royal.UK
https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2025-02-10/the-king-is-pleased-to-grant-the-new-aga-khan-the-title-his-highness#:~:text=The%20title%20'His%20Highness'%20has,being%20reconfirmed%20after%20each%20succession.