<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">shahs</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31407757</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:49:38</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">khshayathiya</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shah&apos;s</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shahs&apos;</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Usually refers to the sovereigns of Iran or Persia. The term may also refer to a ruler of Afghanistan prior to the downfall of the monarchy in 1973. It is sometimes used to refer to rulers of other countries of central and southern Asia, or to the hereditary governors and heads of Sufi orders. ]]></dc:description></metadata>