Distributed in the U.S. & Canada by Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 274 p.
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.) ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.
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PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
ʻAbbās
Additions to Name Other than Dates
Shah of Iran,
Roman Numerals
I,
Dates
1571-1629.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Iran
Entry Element
Iran
Topical Subdivision
Kings and rulers
Topical Subdivision
History
Form Subdivision
Biography.
Chronological Subdivision
Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736.
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Code
a-ir---
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
DS292
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6
Book number
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B55
2009
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Blow, David.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
Iran
Agency
University of Tehran. Central Library and Documentation Center