Shahbanu
thumb|right|200px|Imperial arms of Shahbanu Farah of Iran thumb|1972 portrait of Farah Pahlavi, describing her as Shahbanu Farah Shahbanu () was a title for empress regnant or empress consort in Persian and other Iranian languages. The title was specifically used by Farah Pahlavi (a.k.a. Farah Diba), the wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last reigning Shah of Iran (Persia).
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thumb|right|200px|Imperial arms of Shahbanu Farah of Iran thumb|1972 portrait of Farah Pahlavi, describing her as Shahbanu Farah Shahbanu () was a title for empress regnant or empress consort in Persian and other Iranian languages. The title was specifically used by Farah Pahlavi (a.k.a. Farah Diba), the wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last reigning Shah of Iran (Persia).
During the Sasanian era, the principal queen was titled banbishnan banbishn () analogous to the emperor's title shahanshah () to distinguish her from the other queens in the royal household.