02330nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10333425 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090717s2009 enkaf sb 001 0beng 2009464064 GBA8B9303 bnb 014777887 Uk 9781845119898 (pbk.) 1845119894 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)472180139 a-ir--- DS292.6 .B55 2009eb 955.03092 22 Blow, David. Shah Abbas [electronic resource] : the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend / David Blow. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. xiv, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. �Abb�as I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629. Iran Kings and rulers Biography. Iran History �Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10333425 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 49873 49873