Padishah, Badishah, or Badshah is a title sometimes applied to to a several historic monarchs, notably the rulers of Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and the Moghul Empire. It is derived from the Persian word Padshah, which is based on the better-known title "Shah".
The King of Afghanistan: Pādshah i-Afghanistan in Persian Dari, then De Afghanistan Bacha in the Pashto language, official from 1937; not constantly used (at other times Emir (Amir al-Momenin) or Malik=King), only under the Mohammadzay segment of the Durrani dynasty.
The last Basha bey of Tunisia, Muhammad (VIII) al-Amin (ruling since 15 May 1943), adopted the sovereign style padshah 20 March 1956 - 25 July 1957.
H.M. Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Padshah-i-Ghazi, Dur-i-Durran ('pearl of pearls'), Padshah of Afghanistan 1747 - 1772
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