04-19-2005, 07:44 AM
agasthiyan, the erstwhile Pahlavi dynasty was a very shortlived one started by the grandfather of the current (but deposed) shah. He was an adventurer/soldier , essentially an usurperwo occupied the throne and struck some lucrative deals with oil companies, especially the anglo-iranain oil company. If anybody is descended from anybody it would be the pahlavis who were descended fromt he pallavas !
It is possible however that there is a common etymology between the 2 words.
It is possible however that there is a common etymology between the 2 words.
