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050 1 4 _aDS292.6
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100 1 _aBlow, David.
245 1 0 _aShah Abbas
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe ruthless king who became an Iranian legend /
_cDavid Blow.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bI.B. Tauris ;
_aNew York :
_bDistributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan,
_c2009.
300 _axiv, 274 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.).
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.
505 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600 0 0 _a�Abb�as
_bI,
_cShah of Iran,
_d1571-1629.
651 0 _aIran
_xKings and rulers
_vBiography.
651 0 _aIran
_xHistory
_y�Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10333425
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999 _c49873
_d49873