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I like that he's the Padishah, an Iranian word. Fun fact - a rock band from NZ named themselves "Shihad" after a member had read Dune and got the word jihad wr
by EdwardDiego 3y ago
I like that he's the Padishah, an Iranian word.
Fun fact - a rock band from NZ named themselves "Shihad" after a member had read Dune and got the word jihad wrong. When they tried to break into the US market, they renamed themselves "Pacifier" because, well, you know, Shihad/jihad wasn't a great connotation post 9/11. And the name was appropriate because their music as Pacifier rather sucked.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> I like that he's the Padishah, an Iranian word. It is a Persian word, but Herbert's use of it for the the Corrino emperor probably comes from its use in the Ottoman Empire.
- kragen 3y agomore likely in the russian empire, from lesley blanch's 'sabres of paradise'