He said that he chose to wait until this moment to assume the title because in his own opinion he "did not deserve it" up until then; he is also recorded as saying that there was "no honour in being Emperor of a poor country" (which he viewed Iran as being until that time).
Dixo que esperara a ata ese momento para asumir o título porque na súa opinión non o mereceu ata entón; tamén hai rexistros nos que o xa afirmaba que non hai honra en ser Emperador dun país pobre (como vía Irán ata entón).