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Biography of Abbas, I
Name: Abbas, I
Birth Date: January 27, 1571
Death Date: January 21, 1629
Place of Birth: Persia
Nationality: Persian
Gender: Male
Occupations: shah
Abbas, I
Abbas I (1571-1629), called "the Great," was a shah of Persia, the fifth king of the Safavid dynasty. He brought Persia once again to the zenith of power and influence politically, economically, and culturally.The greatest shah of the Safavids, Abbas I had a precarious beginning. His mild-mannered and ascetic father, Shah Mohammad Khodabandeh, could not cope with the leaders of the seven Turkish Shii tribes known as Qizilbash (Redheads), who helped the Safavids come to power. But they were so greedy for land and power that though they controlled the king they quarreled among themselves. They preferred an oligarchy to a central government with an autocratic shah. To weaken the dynasty and ensure their success, the Qizilbash killed most of the Safavid princes, including the heir apparent and his mother.Abbas was born on Jan. 27, 1571. When his older brother, the crown prince, was killed, Abbas was rescued and taken to …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…center of its own, Shah Abbas built a beautiful mausoleum over the tomb of the eighth imam in Mashhad. He inaugurated pilgrimages to the shrine of Imam Reza by walking from Esfahan to Mashhad. He built roads, caravansaries, and public works of all sorts. Undoubtedly, the Safavid period was the renaissance of Persian civilization since conquest by the Arabs in the 7th century. That this was done by a dynasty of Turkish origin signifies the assimilating power of Persian culture. Shah Abbas died in the forty-second year of his reign in Mazanderan on Jan. 21, 1629. Further Reading The best short account in English of the life of Abbas I is in Percy Sykes, A History of Persia, vol. 2 (1915; 3d ed. 1930). Other background studies which discuss Abbas include Donald N. Wilber, Iran: Past and Present (1948; 4th ed. 1958); A. J. Arberry, ed., The Legacy of Persia (1953); and Richard N. Frye, Persia (1953; 3d ed. 1969).
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