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Aga Khan
Aga Khan is the hereditary title of the imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, a title first granted in the nineteenth century. The Nizari line traces its origins to the succession dispute of 1094 within the Fatimid Caliphate. It is cited in the Fatimid profile as a lasting legacy of the Fatimid Ismaili tradition.
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