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See comments Print. When an influential warlord at the center of recent bloody clashes in Tajikistan's eastern Gorno-Badakhshan region surrendered to authorities earlier this month, he claimed he did so to comply with a call by the Aga Khan.
The religious leader is revered by the region's Ismaili Muslims, but his influence goes far beyond Badakhshan. Who are the Aga Khan's followers? He has an estimated 15 million followers in more than 25 countries. There are also sizeable communities in the United States, Canada, and Britain. The year-old Aga Khan, who is believed to be a direct descendant of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, is the 49th Imam or spiritual leader of the Ismailis. Where do his royal titles come from? Ismaili Imams style themselves and family members as princes and princesses — a title the family inherited from their royal ancestor, Fath Ali Shah, an century Persian king.
The title has officially been recognized by the British government. The title "His Highness" was bestowed upon the current Aga Khan by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in , when he succeeded his grandfather at the age of
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