Padishah (disambiguation)
# Padishah (disambiguation)

Padishah is a title of nobility roughly meaning 'emperor' in Persian languages, primarily used for the Sultan of the Turkish Empire.

Padshah, Padshah, Badshah or Padişah may also refer to:

## Imperial/royal ruler styles

* Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, also referred to as the Padishah
* Padshah-i Hind, the main title of the 'Great Mughal', paramount ruler of Hindustan (India)
* Padishah Bahadur, meaning 'a rank above Padshah'
* Padshah-e Awadh, assumed by the former Nawabs of Awadh

## Fictional rulers

* Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe, in Frank Herbert's Dune novels
* The ruler of the Empire of Kelesh in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

## Other uses

* Padshah (Zabul), an Afghan appointed to Afghanistan's First Constitutional Loya Jirga, see Constitutional Loya Jirga
* Padishah Khatun (1256-1295), Mongol poet and empress
