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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 I. The 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 sun were used to symbolize holders of this title under the (*) Qajar dynasty. The (10[1])Qizilbash helped bring a 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 (-5[1])Safavid dynasty, which was later abolished after the Pahlavis were deposed by (10[1])Ayatollah (10[1])Khomeini. ■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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