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| + | Shah '''Abbas The Great''' (or Abbas I) was born in 1557 died in 1628.<ref name="ab">{{Nuttall|Abbas the Great}}</ref> |
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| | + | Shah Abbas The Great was the fifth ruler of [[Persia]]'s [[Safavid dynasty]] from 1588 to 1628. He was a good military leader who both made peace with the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] and forced the Uzbek Turks out of the Eastern part of [[Iran]]. The safavid dynasty reached its highest achievements during his reign. |
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| | + | After strengthening the Safavid dynasty by defeating the Turks and Uzbeks, he made Isfahan his capital in 1598 (in succession to Kazvin) and transformed it into a great city. Though cruel to his family, he was a great patron of art, architecture and garden design. |
| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | [[Category:Military Commanders]] |