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Abbas I

Type Figure Region Persia Time c. 1571–1629 Also known as Abbas the Great

Abbas I, fifth Safavid shah, moved the capital to Isfahan, reformed the army and centralized power, defeated Ottoman and Uzbek forces, and patronized…

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  1. 1601–1605Isfahan · Isfahan ProvinceAfter moving the capital to Isfahan, Abbas I continued reorganizing his musketeers and cavalry, consolidated control over Iraq and the eastern frontier, and used diplomacy and force to erode Ottoman influence in the Caucasus.
  2. 1606–1610Isfahan · Isfahan ProvinceIn this phase he promoted the construction of Naqsh-e Jahan Square and its surrounding palaces, mosques, and bazaars, shaping Isfahan into the empire's political, religious, and commercial center, and attracted Armenian merchants to the new Julfa quarter.

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