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Shah Abbas
the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend
by David Blow
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An edition of Shah Abbas
(2009)
Shah Abbas
the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend
by David Blow
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- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
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Iran, biography, Kings and rulers, Iran, history, Biography, HistoryShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Shah Abbas: the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend
2009, I.B. Tauris, Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan
in English
1845119894 9781845119898
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Shah Abbas: the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend
2009, I.B. Tauris, Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan
in English
1845119894 9781845119898
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London, New York, New York
Table of 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. |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.
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- Created November 23, 2009
- 4 revisions
| July 14, 2020 | Edited by CoverBot | Added new cover |
| August 28, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | associate with existing work |
| April 6, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | Added IA ID. |
| November 23, 2009 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record. |