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	Abbas I of Safavid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the Safavid Dynasty.
		In the midst of general anarchy in Persia, he was proclaimed ruler of Khorasan in 1581, and obtained possession of the Persian throne with the help of Morshed Gholi Ostajlou, whom he later killed in July, 1589.
		Abbas was a skilled diplomat, tolerant of his Christian subjects in Armenia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbas_I_(Shah_of_Persia) (706 words)

	Safavids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Constant wars with the Ottomans made Shah Tahmasp I move the capital from Tabriz, which was chronically being captured by the Ottoman troops, into the interior city of Qazvin in 1548.
		At its zenith, during the long reign of Shah Abbas I the empire's reach comprised the Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
		Shah Ismail I himself wrote poems in Azeri, as well as in Persian and Arabic, while Shah Tahmasp was a painter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Safavids (2394 words)

	abbas i (shah of persia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the midst of general anarchy in Persia, he was proclaimed ruler of Khorasan, and obtained possession of the Persian throne in 1586.
		In the wars he carried on with the Turks during nearly the whole of his reign, his successes were numerous, and he acquired, or regained, a large extent of territory.
		Abbas distinguished himself, not only by his successes in arms, and by the magnificence of his court and of the buildings which he erected, but also by his reforms in the administration of his kingdom.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Abbas_I_(Shah_of_Persia).html (373 words)

	Abbas I (Shah of Persia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shah Abbas I (1557 - 1629) was aninfluential Shah of Persia of the Safavid Dynasty.
		In the midst of general anarchy in Persia, he was proclaimed ruler of Khorasan,and obtained possession of the Persian throne.
		Shah Abbas' reign, with its military successes, efficient administrative system, raised Iran to the status of a great power.Abbas was a great diplomat, tolerant of his Christian subjects in Armenia and sending Sherley to Italy, Spain and England in order to create a pact againstthe Turkish.
	www.therfcc.org /abbas-i-shah-of-persia--97446.html (387 words)

	History of Iran: Safavid Empire 1502 - 1736
		Shah Esma'il was convinced of the righteousness of his cause and the evil of the Sunni branch of Islam; he did ignore the request.
		Shah Tahmasp I the eldest son of Shah Esma'il ascended the throne at the age of ten, and for the first ten years of his reign, real power was held by a number of leaders of competing Qezelbash factions, which caused much political instability.
		One of Shah Abbas I innovations, however, weakened the Safavid state in the long run; fear of revolts by his sons led him to abandon the traditional practice of employing the princes to govern provinces.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/safavids/safavids.php (4245 words)

	Abbas I of Safavid - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shah Abbas I (1557-1629) was an influential Shah of Persia of the Safavid Dynasty.
		In the midst of general anarchy in Persia, he was proclaimed ruler of Khorasan, and obtained possession of the Persian throne.
		Abbas was a great diplomat, tolerant of his Christian subjects in Armenia and sending Sherley to Italy, Spain and England in order to create a pact against the Turkish.
	en.freepedia.org /Abbas_I_of_Safavid.html (395 words)

	Abbas I of Safavid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shah Abbas I (1557 - 1629) was an influential Shah of Persia of the Safavid Dynasty.
		In the midst of general anarchy in he was proclaimed ruler of Khorasan and obtained possession of the Persian Determined to raise the fallen fortunes of country he first directed his efforts against predatory Uzbeks who occupied and harassed Khorasan.
		Abbas was a great tolerant of his Christian subjects in Armenia and sending Sherley to Italy Spain and England in order to create a pact the Turkish.
	www.freeglossary.com /Abbas_I_(Shah_of_Persia) (442 words)

	Encyclopedia: Safavids
		Part of Shah Abbas large urban project in his new capital, the ChahÄr BÄgh Four Gardens, is a four-kilometer avenue in the city of Isfahan.
		Tahmasp I (1524-1576) was an influential Shah of Persia of the Safavid Dynasty.
		Shah Abbas I of Safavid at a banquet Detail from a celing fresco; Chehel Sotoun palace; Isfahan Shah Abbas King of the Persians Copper engraving by Dominicus Custos, from his Atrium heroicum Caesarum pub.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Safavids (6791 words)

	Sam Sloan's Family Tree - pafg115 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Shahzada 'Abdu'l Fath MIRZA Shah Tahmasp I, Shahanshah of Persia was born on 3 Mar 1513.
		SHAH ISMAIL I Shahanshah of Persia was born on 17 Jul 1487.
		Shahzada Sultan Muran MIRZA Shah Muhammad Khuda Banda, Shahanshah of Persia was born in 1531.
	www.samsloan.com /pafg115.htm (315 words)

	Persia
		Abbas then reduced the rebels in the south, and in 1597 recovered Khorasan from the Uzbeks.
		Abbas II (1632-1667) Shah of Persia 1642-67, the son of Safi I and the great-grandson of Abbas I. He received various embassies from Europe and recaptured Kandahar 1648, which had been lost by his predecessor to the Mogul emperors.
		Abbas III (1732-1736) Shah of Persia 1732-36, the son of Tahmasp II.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/persia.htm (3696 words)

	Abbas I of Safavid -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the (Click link for more info and facts about Safavid) Safavid Dynasty.
		In the midst of general anarchy in Persia, he was proclaimed ruler of (Click link for more info and facts about Khorasan) Khorasan in 1581, and obtained possession of the Persian throne with the help of Morshed Gholi Ostajlou, whom he later killed in July, 1589.
		Shah Abbas' reign, with its military successes, efficient administrative system, raised Iran to the status of a (A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world) great power.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/abbas_i_of_safavid.htm (574 words)

	Sam Sloan's Family Tree - pafg116 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Shahzada Abbas MIRZA Shah Abbas II, Shahanshah of Persia was born on 20 Dec 1633.
		Shahzada Safi MIRZA Shah Sulaiman I, Shahnshah of Persia was born in 1647.
		Shahzada Sultan Husain MIRZA Shah Sultan Husain, Shahanshah of Persia was born in 1668.
	www.samsloan.com /pafg116.htm (463 words)

	Abbas I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abbas I, Shah of Persia (born 1557, died 1629)
		Abbas I, Hereditary Wali (Governor) of Egypt (born 1813, died 1854)
		Abbas I, Invader of Iran of the Mongol Empire
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbas_I (105 words)

	Notes on Shah Abbas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shah Abbas solidified the borders to near their present state today and moved the court to the defenseable city of Isphahan.
		Shah Abbas was a patron of both art and business and was famed for his fairness.
		Shah Abbas died in 1628 at the age of 70 in Mazanderan.
	www.sw-asia.com /People/Bio984.htm (384 words)

	Bandar Abbas - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bandar Abbas or Bandar-e 'Abbas (بندر عباس) is a port city on the southern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf.
		The city received its name after Abbas I (the Great, shah of Persia from 1588 to 1629) took it in 1615.
		Bandar Abbas serves as a major shipping point for oil exports, and has a long history of trade with India.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /bandar_abbas.htm (161 words)

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		In Persia death of Shah Abbas; accession of grandson Safi.
		In Persia death of Shah Safi, accession of Shah Abbas II.
		In Persia death of Shah Safi, accession of Shah Hussain.
	www.geocities.com /khaliddream2001/h12.html (319 words)

	Safavid
		Shah Abbas received numerous European legations and, with the help of English warships, conquered Hormoz, the Portuguese colony at the entrance of the Persian Gulf.
		Shah Abbas II (1642–66) attempted to eliminate bureaucratic corruption, and gained a peace, largely due to the military exhaustion of Iran's neighbors.
		Tahmasp - Tahmasp, 1514–76, shah of Persia (1524–76), son and successor of Ismail and the second...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0842919.html (392 words)

	Afghanland.com Afghanistan National Flags
		The design (the size of the emblem and the color of the lateral branches) was durarero of the history of Afghanistan and was consecrated by the Constitution of 31 of October of 1931.
		Nader Shah adopted the Red flag, which symbolizes the Royal Flag of the King and not the Flag of the Kingdom.
		Zahir Shah adopted the Red flag, which symbolizes the Royal Flag of the King and not the Flag of the Kingdom.
	www.afghanland.com /history/flags/flags.html (957 words)

	Timeline Persia
		The Sassanid kings of Persia (who had superseded the Parthians in the Empire of Iran) secured the lion's share of the spoils, while the Romans only received a strip of country on the western border which gave them Erzeroum and Diyarbekir for their frontier fortresses.
		1747 Jul 10, Persian ruler Nadir Shah was assassinated at Fathabad in Persia.
		1828 Russia conquered the Armenian provinces of Persia, and this brought within her frontier the Monastery of Etchmiadzin, in the Khanate of Erivan, which was the seat of the Katholikos of All the Armenians.
	timelines.ws /countries/PERSIA.HTML (4211 words)

	Notes on Shah Abbas
		Abbas moved the court to Isphahan and was a patron of both art and business.
		Abbas was able to regain Azerbaijan and it's capitol Tabriz and he was able to regain Meshed and Herat.
		1622 Shah Abbas Safavi comtibuted the screens (darih) of brass and bronze and the Kashi tiles on the the dome of the Shrine Imam Husayn at Karbala.
	www.spongobongo.com /her9992.htm (294 words)

	Cornell CAU : Off-Campus Seminars and Study Tours : Treasures, Traditions and Change in Persia and Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Iran's (ancient Persia's) vast territories stretch from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, from Iraq and Turkey in the west to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east.
		From 1598 to 1722 Isfahan was the capital of Persia.
		Shah Abbas I, the founder of Isfahan, made this his personal experiment in perfect city design.
	www.sce.cornell.edu /cau/off_campus/2003_iran.php (1041 words)

	Abbas III - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Abbas III
		Shah of Persia 1732–36, the son of Tahmāsp II.
		His father was deposed by Quli Khan (who later became Nādir Shah Afshar) and Abbās III was crowned shah when eight months old.
		He was the last of the Safavid dynasty and on his death the regent, Quli Khan (also known as Nādir Qolī Beg), succeeded him.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Abbas%20III (117 words)

	Azerbaijan, region, Iran. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It was out of Ardebil that the Safavid dynasty arose (c.1500) to renew the state of Persia.
		Azerbaijan remained entirely in the possession of the shahs until the northern part was ceded to Russia in the treaties of Gulistan (1813) and Turkmanchai (1828).
		The remainder was organized as a province of Persia; in 1938 the province was divided into two parts.
	www.bartleby.com /65/az/AzerbjIrn.html (499 words)

	Olearius' Travels in Seventeenth-Century Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Persia, [which extends] from the 25 degree of the equator to the 37 northward from the equinoctial line, [] is seated in the temperate zone.
		This is one of the greatest conveniences that travelers meet with in Persia, as well for the carrying of their own persons, as the conveyance of their baggage and commodities which they may, by this means, transport from one place to another at a very easy rate and with little trouble.
		History of Persia, affirm that Tesellis, disciple of Harduellis (otherwise named Eider) who as they say lived about the beginning of the sixteenth age, was the first who brought the Persians to wear red caps, to distinguish them from the Turks, at their separation from them in the business of religion.
	depts.washington.edu /uwch/silkroad/texts/olearius/travels.html (13790 words)

	Fifth Grade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One day, Shah Abbas was holding court, talking with his ministers about music and art and life.
		Several days later, Zaki sent invitations to the shah and all of the state officials for a banquet he was giving in their honor.
		Shahs are always the wisest people in their countries.
	www.lex5.k12.sc.us /bes/new_page_4.htm (744 words)

	SalamIran - Province of Bandar Abbas
		They were expelled in 1622 after a tough naval battle, by Shah Abbas the Great who founded the town which continues to bear his name ever since (it was called Gambro or Gambrun until then, which was the name of a type of abundantly found small crustacean around the town).
		The fact that such a flourishing place was in foreign hands was so galling to Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629) that he, in 1622, induced the East India Company to allow ships to cooperate with his land forces and wrest it from the Portuguese.
		This successful operation, besides restoring Hormoz to Persia and so enhancing her prestige, so weakened the power of the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf that the East India Company was able to consolidate its position in that region.
	www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/bandar_abbas.html (1868 words)

	Bandar-e Abbas
		Bandar-e Abbas is he capital of the Hormozgan Province with 1.3 million inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 71,193 km².
		The port of Bandar-e Abbas is shallow and badly sheltered.
		The inhabitants of Bandar-e Abbas are referred to as Bandaris, and are mainly a mix of Arabs, Negros and the original population.
	www.i-cias.com /e.o/bandar-e_abbas.htm (262 words)

	Old Persian Rugs for sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		History: This pair of carpets is made in the memory of Shah Abbas the Great.
		History: Noor Ali Shah was one of the Kings in Persia.
		Shah Abbas I : Size: 7’4” X 4’ X 99” : History: This pair of carpets is made in the memory of Shah Abbas the Great.
	www.orientalrugs.com /wwwboard/messages/2207.html (395 words)

	Safavids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		They ruled over Persia, from the early 16th century to the early 18th century.
		Gradually declining in 17th and early 18th century, the Safavid rule ended in 1722, after the execution of Shah Sultan Hosain by an Afghan rebel army led by Mir Mahmud, who opposed conversion from Sunni to Shi'a Islam.
		After an interregnum period of almost 70 years, Nadir Shah prevented the occupation of Persia by Ottoman and Russian armies.
	www.wikiverse.org /safavids (346 words)

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