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	Abbas I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ABBAS I (1571-1629), shah of Persia from 1587 to 1629, is known as Abbas the Great.
		Faced with such odds, Abbas was forced to make peace with the Turks on unfavourable terms in 1599, but he was then able to subdue the rebels in his own country and to crush the Uzbeks and drive them out of Persia.
		Abbas' reign was distinguished by military successes and administrative efficiency, also by the magnificence of his court and by his zeal as a builder.
	webpages.charter.net /BrianOtte/encyclopedia_project/a/abbas_i.html (538 words)

	Abbas I of Safavid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1622 he took the island of Hormuz from the Portuguese, by the assistance of the British, and much of its trade was diverted to the town of Bandar Abbas which he had taken from the Portuguese in 1615 and had named after himself.
		Abbas' reign, with its military successes and efficient administrative system, raised Iran to the status of a great power.
		Abbas was a skilled diplomat, tolerant of his Christian subjects in Armenia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbas_the_Great (912 words)

	WorldNetDaily: The great hope for peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mahmoud Abbas, or Abu Mazen as he is also known, is hinting he may resign as Palestinian Authority prime minister.
		Despite this incredible charge, Abbas still enjoys the reputation of a "moderate." He still enjoys the reputation of a "pragmatist." He still enjoys the reputation of a "statesman" – perhaps even an indispensable statesman.
		Abbas was one of the principal planners of the Munich Olympics terrorist attack.
	www.wnd.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33097 (677 words)

	Abbas I on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		(Abbas the Great) äbäs´, ăbäs´, ăb´es, 1557-1629, shah of Persia (1587-1628), of the Safavid dynasty.
		Haider Abbas painted this scene of Iraqis fleeing a town under threat of a chemical attack from Saddam Hussein.
		Abbas, 36, has been painting since he was 6 years old and at one point he was commission
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Abbas1.asp (834 words)

	A General History of the Near East, Chapter 13
		Of course this caused great misery for the parents and children involved, but because of the opportunities for advancement there were a few cases where families bribed the sultan's officials to select their sons.
		Abbas also began building a magnificent new capital; Qazvin was uncomfortably close to both the Ottoman war zone and to the lands of the Qizilbash warlords.
		Abbas had fun with the missionaries, leading them to believe that he was on the verge of converting to Christianity; once he joined some Portuguese Augustinian friars in their tent, singing psalms with them and playing the lute.
	xenohistorian.faithweb.com /neareast/ne13.html (17140 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Abbas I (of Iran) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Abbas I (of Iran) (1571-1629), Safavid shah of Iran (1588-1629).
		During the reign of Abbas I, shah of Iran, Eşfahān was made the national capital.
		Shah Abbas I restored the city after it had been badly damaged by invaders, and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Abbas_I_(of_Iran).html (155 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: People and Peoples (Aa-Abb) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Abbas I (Abbas The Great) was a Shah of Persia.
		Abbas II (Hilmi Pasha) was khedive of Egypt.
		Abbas Himi Pasha was the last Khedive of Egypt.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /C1.HTM (816 words)

	Mahmoud Abbas [Abu Mazen]
		Abbas was selected to be the Secretary General of the PLO Executive Committee in 1996, and in 1998, Arafat reportedly told US president Bill Clinton that his successor would be Mahmoud Abbas.
		Abbas received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law from the University of Damascus, and a Ph.D in History from the Oriental College of Moscow in the early 1980s, he is also the father of two sons.
		The problem with Mahmoud Abbas is that although he sounded great to an American and to a European audience, he didn't have any constituency among Palestinians and, in fact, he rubbed people the wrong way.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/palestine/mahmoud_abbas.htm (632 words)

	Shah Abbas I and Isfahan
		The Safavid mosques, palaces, and parks that were built during the reign of Abbas I, are among the greatest architectural achievements in Islam.
		Along with all his great accomplishments, Shah Abbas I made the mistake of killing his eldest son and blinding the two remaining ones to be raised in harems.
		Abbas had built a system where the princes would control bits of land to train them to rule the empire.
	www.lakesideschool.org /studentweb/worldhistory/IslamicEmpiresb/ShahAbbasIandIsfahan_000.htm (532 words)

	THRONE - LoveToKnow Article on THRONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Persian throne made for Abbas the Great was of white marble.
		This monarch appears to have had a nice taste in thrones, for in 1605 he presented one to the Russian tsar Boris which is covered with sheets of gold and decorated with precious stones and pearls.
		The palaces of the great Roman nobles containedand still in some cases containa throne for use in the event of a visit from the pope.
	84.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TH/THRONE.htm (677 words)

	Abbas I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Abbas I came to the throne in 1587 by killing his father, the Ottomans and the Uzbeks were harassing both sides of the empire and managed to take Tabriz and Herat.
		The creation of Abbas' standing army had a great effect on the Safavid Empire; because the Shah now had his own army, there was a power shift to the Shah, creating a more centralized power.
		The English helped Abbas take Hormuz, which was a very important trading port at that time, and with the arrival of the English East India Company, the Safavid land was once again used for trade.
	lakesideschool.org /studentweb/worldhistory/IslamicEmpirese/AbbasI.htm (447 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. captures mastermind of Achille Lauro hijacking - Apr. 16, 2003
		Abbas is the general director of the Palestine Liberation Front, which the U.S. State Department has designated a terrorist organization.
		A warrant for Abbas' arrest is outstanding in Italy, where he was convicted and sentenced to five life terms in absentia in connection with the hijacking.
		Abbas was a member of the Palestinian National Congress and occasionally traveled to the Palestinian territories, though his movements there were restricted.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/15/sprj.irq.abbas.arrested (853 words)

	The Islamic World to 1600: The Rise of the Geat Islamic Empires (The Safavid Empire)
		In doing so, Abbas essentially ensured the survival of the empire for a century after his death, because despite the series of weak rulers who followed him, the central administration he established was able to continue operating.
		The reign of Shah Abbas the Great represented the height of the Safavid Empire.
		Abbas feared that this practice gave the princes too much power, however, so he ended it, and instead forced the princes to stay in the harem, to be raised by women and eunuchs.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/islam/empires/safavid/abbas.html (1031 words)

	esfehan
		Then with the beginning of the rule of Shah Abbas the second this building was extended and developed when a number of porches and halls weres annexed to it.
		This bridge was built by Shah Abbas the second of the Safavid dynasty on the ruins of Hassan Baik bridge in 1650 or 1655.The bridge has been known with a variety of titles including Pol-e-Shahi, Pol-e-Khaju, Pol-e-Baba Rokneddin, and Pol-e-Gabrha.
		According to numerous historical references concerning the buildings constructed during Shah Abbas the Safavid in Isfahan, it is so conceived that the construction work of this bridge was completed concurrent with the construction of Chahar Bagh in 1596.
	www.geocities.com /aliahmadia/esfahan.html (615 words)

	Sam Sloan's Family Tree - pafg116 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Shahzada Abbas MIRZA Shah Abbas The Great, Shahanshah of Persia [Parents] was born on 27 Jan 1571 in Herat.
		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.
	www.samsloan.com /pafg116.htm (463 words)

	Search Results for "Abbas"
		Abbas II, (Abbas Hilmi), 1874-1944, last khedive of Egypt (1892-1914); son and successor of Tewfik Pasha.
		Abbas I, (Abbas the Great), 1557-1629, shah of Persia (1587-1628), of the Safavid dynasty.
		Shah Abbas II took an active role in government matters.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Abbas (269 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).
		Its great prosperity and, in particular, its situation of strategic importance at the entrance of the Persian Gulf led Albuquerque, the great Portuguese commander, to seize it early in the sixteen century.
		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.
	www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/bandar_abbas.html (1868 words)

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		Abbas was a Shi'i muslim unlike the Sunni Ottomans.
		Shah Abbas was not as strong a military leader as Suleiman, however he did conquer many lands and was a challenging rival of the Ottoman Empire.
		As far as the two rulers go, Shah Abbas the Great seemed to believe that it was better to be feared than loved, because he killed or blinded three of his five sons.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~fisher/hst150/readings/studentassignments/IndividualAssignment1.html (12731 words)

	Abbas I of Safavid -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the (additional info and facts about Safavid) Safavid Dynasty.
		In early October, 1588 he became (Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran) Shah of Iran, by revolting against his father, Mohammad of Safavid, and imprisoning him.
		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 (556 words)

	Abbas: An Island - Dr. R.G. Mathapati
		Khwaja Ahmed Abbas the great grandson of the epoch making poet Khwaja Altaf Husain (Hali) is an unexplored island in the partially visible world* of Indian writing in English.
		Abbas is known as a producer, director, orator and journalist of international repute.
		Abbas seems to have inherited the spirit of self-respect and loyalty to causes from his father, and an independent mind from his mother.
	www.ourkarnataka.com /Articles/mathapati/abbas_mathapati.htm (1673 words)

	Abbas: Great Expectations... but Whose?
		Abbas is being judged on his ability to fulfill American and Israeli expectations.
		For Abbas, Sharon’s decision to cut ties with the PA and the deafening US silence in wake of the attack on the IDF at Karni earlier this week (since revoked) should serve as a warning that a smear campaign could be in the cards should he not meet American and Israeli demands.
		Abbas may cooperate with the Israelis on Gaza so long as it moves the process forward, but the focus must be on a comprehensive settlement.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=7§ion=0&article=57858&d=21&m=1&y=2005 (846 words)

	Iranian Cities: Bandar Abbas
		Bandar Abbas Port is in the middle of the Strait of Hormoz linking the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman, and is located 500km to the south of Kerman by excellent road and Railroad.
		Bandar Abbas was named after the memory of Shah Abbas I the Great of Safavid dynasty who founded the port in 1623 after his naval victory over the Portuguese.
		During the Iran-Iraq War War (1980-1988), Bandar Abbas was developed as the country's major commercial port to replace Khorramshahr, which lies at the northen end of the Persian Gulf and which had been captured and occupied by Iraqi forces.
	iranchamber.com /cities/bandar_abbas/bandar_abbas.php (363 words)

	Tourism attractin in Esfahan Province ::: ITTO.org ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was Shah Abbas the Great who made Isfahan his capital and then decreed that the square should be extended to its present size, and lovely buildings set around it.
		The length of this great square, which is actually rectangular, is 500 meters from north to south, and its width about 150 meters from east to west.
		The frescoes, which picture the war of Shah Abbas, the Great with the Uzbecks, have faded badly in the air and sunlight, but the roof pendentives are still in good condition.
	www.itto.org /attraction/attraction.asp?status=showattraction&attractid=Na35&prv=esf (646 words)

	Asre Hoda , Bandar abbas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A combination of social, commercial, military, political imperatives and tourism - have turned Bandar_e Abbas into one of those Iranian towns where the desire of the centeral government to modernize and develop even the most outlying provinces as keenly as the big urban centers is the most manifestly spectacular.
		They were expelled in 1622, after a tough naval battle, by Shah Abbas the Great who founded the town which has been bearing his name ever since.
		On the beach of the village of Tiab, some 100 km farther east, porcelain shards of great antiquity may be found, showing that the Chinese had one known this sea-route.
	www.asrehoda.com /bandarabbas.htm (235 words)

	Cyrus Tours: Isfahan
		Under the new rulers and especially during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great, Isfahan again revealed in its glory.
		This mosque was dedicated to the saintly uncle of Shah Abbas and was used as the King's private worship place during his life.
		Its storied recesses, galleries and arcades, the splendid tile-work, the arches of the upper booths and lower spans, and particularly the alcoves located in the center are the important features of this bridge.
	www.cyrustravel.com /irantour/isf.html (588 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Editorial / Opinion / Editorials / Qureia's challenge
		THE RESIGNATION Saturday of the pragmatic Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas after four frustrating months in office and the provisional acceptance of the post yesterday by Ahmed Qurei signify that the road map for Mideast peace is in serious trouble.
		Abbas had the great virtue of saying aloud that the militarization of the current intifada has been a catastrophe for Palestinians.
		Abbas made it plain he could not continue if Arafat refused to permit all the Palestinian security services to be unified under Abbas's government, as the road map required.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2003/09/09/qureias_challenge (344 words)

	History Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From Cyrus the Great to the Qajar Dynasty
		The two branches of the Iranian family were united in Cyrus the Great, whose father was the king of the Persians, and mother the daughter of the last Median king Cyrus, who reigned from 550 to 529 B.C., was a brilliant warrior and natural leader.
		Darius the Great, a member of a collateral branch of Cyrus's Achaemenian dynasty, consolidated the empire and established a highly efficient ad-ministration, based on a system of semi-independent satraps in close contact with the Great King's court by means of a network of royal roads and the world's first postal system.
	www.sedona.net /fpahlavi/history1.html (1383 words)

	free_abbas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Abbas has moved back into the house, but under a Bridging Visa E. Bridging Visa E is the most limited visa.
		This means that Abbas is out of detention and is currently being interviewed by a number of papers and radio stations.
		Abbas has been released on a bridging visa pending a decision on his protection visa application.
	free_abbas.blogspot.com (698 words)

	Iransaga - Historical Cities of Iran, Isfahan
		On approaching the city of Isfahan, leaving behind the great deserts bounded by the mountain chains that enclose the Iranian plateau, one comes upon a wide basin at the bottom of which sleeps the historical city.
		The main monuments of Isfahan are essentially the work of one man; Shah Abbas I (more commonly known as Shah Abbas the Great), who made the town his capital in 1598, and had it rebuilt with large avenues, magnificent gardens and a royal palace.
		Shah Abbas chose Isfahan as his capital, prompted by the fear for the safety of the old capitals, Tabriz and Qazvin, which were considered too close to the Ottoman Empire.
	www.art-arena.com /esfahan.htm (678 words)

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