Shah Abbas
Subtitle: the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend
By: David Blow.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781845119898
Subjects: ʻAbbās -- I, -- Shah of Iran, -- 1571-1629; Iran -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Iran -- History -- Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Shah Abbas's inheritance : the birth of a Shi'i state; title: A turbulent childhood and the seizure of power; title: Abbas takes control; title: The recovery of Khurasan from the Uzbeks; title: English adventurers at the service of Shah Abbas; title: Maintaining the offensive : Khurasan, the Persian Gulf, and a challenge to the Ottomans; title: Abbas expels the Ottomans; title: The search for European allies; title: Pressure on the Gulf, mass deportations, and the murder of a son; title: An Anglo-Iranian victory : the capture of Hormuz; title: Final triumphs : the capture of Qandahar and Baghdad; title: A conflict of envoys; title: The English envoys and the death of Abbas; title: Abbas, the man and the king; title: The court of Shah Abbas; title: The throne and mosque alliance; title: The city that was half the world; title: The merchant king; title: Shah Abbas and the arts; title: The later Safavids; title: Conclusion.