02330nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095015001900112016001800131020002500149020002200174040002100196035002100217043001200238050002500250082001800275100001700293245010300310260010700413300005600520504006400576505083900640533015201479600004701631651003901678651005001717655002901767710001701796856012601813999001701939ebr10333425CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090717s2009    enkaf   sb    001 0beng    z  2009464064  aGBA8B93032bnb7 z0147778872Uk  z9781845119898 (pbk.)  z1845119894 (pbk.)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)472180139  aa-ir---14aDS292.6b.B55 2009eb04a955.030922221 aBlow, David.10aShah Abbash[electronic resource] :bthe ruthless king who became an Iranian legend /cDavid Blow.  aLondon ;aNew York :bI.B. Tauris ;aNew York :bDistributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan,c2009.  axiv, 274 p., [16] p. of plates :bill. (some col.).  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.0 aShah 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.00a�Abb�asbI,cShah of Iran,d1571-1629. 0aIranxKings and rulersvBiography. 0aIranxHistoryy�Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10333425zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c49873d49873