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Shah Abbas : the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend
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- Creator
- David Blow
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781845119898, 1845119894
- OCLC
- ocn262719993
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 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