词条 | Aga Khan III |
释义 | Aga Khan III Nizārī imam personal name Sultan Sir Moḥammed Shah born November 2, 1877, Karachi, India 【now in Pakistan】 died July 11, 1957, Versoix, Switzerland only son of the Aga Khan II. He succeeded his father as imam (leader) of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlī (Ismāʿīlīte) sect in 1885. ![]() When World War I (1914–18) broke out, the Aga Khan supported the Allied cause, but at the subsequent peace conference he urged that the Ottoman Empire (and its successor state, Turkey) should be leniently treated. He played an important part in the Round Table Conference on Indian constitutional reform in London (1930–32). He also represented India at the World Disarmament Conference in Geneva in 1932 and at the League of Nations (Nations, League of) Assembly in 1932 and from 1934 to 1937. He was appointed president of the League in 1937. During World War II (1939–45) he lived in Switzerland and withdrew from political activity. The Aga Khan was also well-known as a successful owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. |
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