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    "Nasīruddīn Śāh",
    "نصر الدين شاه",
    "নাছিৰুদ্দিন শ্বাহ",
    "নাসিরুদ্দিন শাহ্",
    "Nasrudin Ŝah",
    "نصیرالدین شاه",
    "Նասիրուդդին Շահ",
    "Nasiruddin Shah",
    "ನಸೀರುದ್ದೀನ್ ಷಾ",
    "നസീറുദ്ദീൻ ഷാ",
    "ꯅꯥꯁꯤꯔꯨꯗꯗꯤꯟ ꯁꯥꯍ",
    "ਨਸੀਰੁੱਦੀਨ ਸ਼ਾਹ",
    "Насируддин Шах",
    "Nasirudin Šah",
    "நசிருதீன் ஷா",
    "నసీరుద్దీన్ షా",
    "Насруддин Шоҳ",
    "納薩魯丁·沙"
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