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Shah Abbas

by Blow, David.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : I.B. Tauris ; | Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, (London ; | New York : | New York :) Physical details: xiv, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.).
Subject(s): �Abb�as -- I, -- Shah of Iran, -- 1571-1629. | Iran -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. | Iran -- History -- �Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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