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Abbas was fluent in the Turkic dialect used by the Turkoman portion of the multi-ethnic Qizilbash organization, although he was equally at ease speaking Persian, which was the language of the administration and culture, of the majority of the population, as well as of the court when Isfahan became the capital under his reign (1598).
Abbas, as reported by the Safavid court historian Iskander Beg Munshi, was infuriated by what was perceived as the defection of two of his most trusted subjects and gholams. [7] He deported 30,000 Kakhetian peasants to Iran and appointed a grandson of Alexander II of Imereti to the throne of Kartli, Jesse of Kakheti (also known as "Isā Khān").
Reza Abbasi (Persian: رضا عباسی), [a] also known as Aqa Reza (c. 1565 – 1635), [b] was the leading Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the later Safavid period, spending most of his career working for Shah Abbas I. [1]
Iskandar Beg Munshi (Persian: اسکندر بیگ منشی; 1561/62 – 1633/34) was an Iranian [1] court scribe and chronicler, who is principally known for his historical book of Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi ("The world-adorning history of Abbas"), which focuses on early Safavid history, especially the reign of Shah Abbas I (r.
During his early twenties, Foroughi became acquainted with the court of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834), most likely through the efforts of Dust-Ali Khan.Some years later, Fath-Ali Shah dispatched him to Mashhad to be part of the retinue of the Qajar prince Hasan Ali Mirza, who governed Khorasan.
Abbas II (Persian: عباس دوم, romanized: ʿAbbās II; born Soltan Mohammad Mirza; 30 August 1632 – 26 October 1666) was the seventh Shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1642 to 1666. As the eldest son of Safi and his Circassian wife, Anna Khanum , he inherited the throne when he was nine, and had to rely on a regency led by Saru Taqi , the ...
In order to gain authority and instill public compliance to clerical decisions across different ethnic and social groups, the Amilis would borrow aspects of Iran's culture. With the Amilis acting as their representatives, the Safavids significantly shaped Iranian legal and doctrinal traditions and altered the political landscape of Iranian society.
Haji Mirza Abbas Iravani (Persian: حاجی میرزا عباس ایروانی), better known by his title of Aqasi (آقاسی; also spelled Aghasi), was an Iranian politician who served as the grand vizier of the third Qajar shah, Mohammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834–1848) from 1835 to 1848.