
1) Arabic boy name 2) Moslem elite
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(from the article `Afghan interlude`) (1722–30), period in Iranian history that began with the Afghan conquest of Iran and ended with the defeat and death of the Afghan ruler Ashraf.Mamd died in 1725 and was succeeded by Ashraf, who had to contend with Russian pressure from the north and Ottoman Turk advances from the west. Shah ... ...
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Ashraf is an Arabic name for boys. The meaning is `most honorable one` The name Ashraf is most commonly given to Dutch boys. (9 times more often than to American boys.) Similar names are: Achav, Achiav, Achiram, Asher, Ashur
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