Abbas I

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Abbas I was a powerful Shah of Persia who transformed the Safavid Empire into a centralized, militarily formidable, and culturally vibrant state in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Safavid ruler
Shah of Iran
monarch
capitalMovedTo Isfahan
commissioned Ali Qapu Palace
Chehel Sotoun palace
Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan
Shah Mosque in Isfahan
conflict Ottoman Empire
Uzbeks
countryRuled Persia
Safavid Empire
dateOfBirth 1571
dateOfDeath 1629
dynasty Safavid dynasty
linked to: Safavid Empire
era early 17th century
late 16th century
expanded Safavid control over the Persian Gulf
father Mohammad Khodabanda
givenName Abbas
honorificTitle Shah Abbas the Great
linked to: Abbas I
implemented reorganization of the Qizilbash military power
use of ghulam slave soldiers
knownFor centralizing Safavid administration
developing Isfahan as a cultural and economic center
establishing relations with European powers
expansion of international trade
expelling Ottoman forces from Persian territories
military reforms
patronage of arts and architecture
recovering territories from the Uzbeks
languageSpoken Persian
mother Khayr al-Nisa Begum
movedCapitalFrom Qazvin
notableEvent capture of Baghdad in 1623
reconquest of Azerbaijan from the Ottomans
patronOf Persian calligraphy
Persian carpet weaving
Persian miniature painting
placeOfBirth Herat
placeOfDeath Mazandaran
linked to: Mazandaran Province
positionHeld Shah of Persia
linked to: Shah
reignEnd 1629
reignStart 1588
religion Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
signed Treaty of Nasuh Pasha
Treaty of Serav

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Safavid Empire notableRuler Abbas I
Isfahan wasCapitalUnderRuler Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Shah Tahmasp I child Abbas I
Ottoman–Safavid conflict notableSafavidRuler Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I
Bandar Abbas namedAfter Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I
Shah Mosque of Isfahan builtDuringReignOf Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Safavid art patron Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
abbasi namedAfter Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
abbasi namedForRuler Abbas the Great
linked to: Abbas I
abbasi associatedWithRuler Shah Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I
Safi I predecessor Abbas I
Abbas I honorificTitle Shah Abbas the Great
linked to: Abbas I
Imam Mosque builtDuringReignOf Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Imam Mosque builtBy Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Si-o-se-pol Bridge builtDuringReignOf Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Si-o-se-pol Bridge commissionedUnder Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Naqsh-e Jahan Square builtFor Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque builtDuringReignOf Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque patron Shah Abbas I
linked to: Abbas I
Shah notableBearerTitle Abbas I of Persia (Shah Abbas the Great)
linked to: Abbas I
Shah of Iran positionHeldBy Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I
Mohammad Khodabanda child Abbas I