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The physician Père Louis Bazin related that a holder of this title killed two of his 15 assailants before dying, leading to the accession of his son Adel. A holder of this title moved his capital to Qazvin and shunned poets like Fuzuli later in life as his faith deepened; that holder of this title was the devout Tahmasp (15[1])I. The (-5[2])Hotak rebellion that deposed a holder of this title led to the rise of its first ruling Turkoman dynasty from the Afshar clan. A lion and (15[1])sun were used to symbolize holders of this title under the (*) Qajar dynasty. (10[1])The Qizilbash helped bring a (10[1])holder of this title to power and install Twelver Shia Islam as the official religion. For 10 points, name this royal title held by the Safavid dynasty, which was later abolished after the Pahlavis were deposed by (10[1])Ayatollah Khomeini. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Shah of Persia [accept Shah of Iran; accept Shahanshah; accept Safavid Shah or Qajar Shah or Afsharid Shah; prompt on shah and ask “of what country”; prompt on ruler of Persia or king of Persia and ask for the title used]
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