Ruler · Early modern period · Iran
Abbas I
1571–1629
Shah of Persia from 1588 to 1629, born in 1571, who restored the Safavid Empire to greatness. He retook lands lost to the Ottomans and Uzbeks, moved the capital to Isfahan, and made it one of the most beautiful cities in the world. His reign is the peak of Safavid Persia.
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- Born
- 1571.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Abbas I
- Died
- 1629.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Abbas I
- Reign
- 1588 to 1629.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Abbas I
- Realm
- Safavid Persia.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Abbas I
- Known for
- The recapture of Tabriz and Baghdad and the building of Isfahan.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Abbas I
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