| Description |
xiv, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index. |
| Contents |
Shah Abbas's inheritance : the birth of a Shi'i state -- A turbulent childhood and the seizure of power -- Abbas takes control -- The recovery of Khurasan from the Uzbeks -- English adventurers at the service of Shah Abbas -- Maintaining the offensive : Khurasan, the Persian Gulf, and a challenge to the Ottomans -- Abbas expels the Ottomans -- The search for European allies -- Pressure on the Gulf, mass deportations, and the murder of a son -- An Anglo-Iranian victory : the capture of Hormuz -- Final triumphs : the capture of Qandahar and Baghdad -- A conflict of envoys -- The English envoys and the death of Abbas -- Abbas, the man and the king -- The court of Shah Abbas -- The throne and mosque alliance -- The city that was half the world -- The merchant king -- Shah Abbas and the arts -- The later Safavids -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Shah Abbas (1571-1629) was shah of Iran from 1588 (when he assumed power by deposing his father, whom he later murdered) until his death in 1629. He is of critical importance in the history of Iran, restoring the power of the Safavids through war and the strategic negotiation of peace. This is a biography of Shah Abbas. |
| Subject |
ʻAbbās I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629.
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Iran -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Iran -- History -- Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736.
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ʻAbbās I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629. (OCoLC)fst00052080
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Ṣafavid Dynasty (Iran) (OCoLC)fst01696767
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Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
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| Chronological Term |
1501-1736
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Blow, David. Shah Abbas. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 (OCoLC)681494418 |
| ISBN |
9781845119898 (pbk.) |
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1845119894 (pbk.) |
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