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ʿABBĀS II
Rudi Matthee
Safavid king of Iran (1052-77/1642-66). The expedition to Kandahar, which had been lost to the Mughals under Shah Ṣafi I, counts as Shah ʿAbbās II’s main military venture.
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ʿABBĀS III
R. M. Savory
son of Shah Ṭahmāsp II, roi fainéant of the Safavid dynasty (1732-40).
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ʿABBĀS MĪRZĀ QAJAR
H. Busse
son of Fatḥ-ʿAlī Shah and father of the line of Qajar rulers from Moḥammad Shah on (1789-1833).
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ʿABBĀS, ḤĀJĪ
J. W. Allan
Signature found on a number of pieces of metalwork from Iran.
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ʿABBĀS-QOLĪ KHAN
D. M. Lang
persian viceroy in eastern Georgia (1099-1105/1688-94), under the Safavid shahs Solaymān and Solṭān Ḥosayn.
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ʿABBĀS-QOLĪ MĪRZĀ QAJAR
H. Busse
a grandson of Fatḥ-ʿAlī Qajar (d. 1824 or 1825).
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ʿABBĀSĀBĀD
Kamran Ekbal
The fortress built in 1810 by ʿAbbās Mīrzā on the northern bank of the Araxes river; it commanded the passage of the Araxes and was of special strategic importance for the defense of the Naḵjavān khanate.
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ʿABBĀSĀBĀD Caravan Station
W. Kleiss
Flourishing caravan station of the Safavid period.
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ʿABBĀSĪ
P. Avery, B. G. Fragner, J. B. Simmons
A name first applied to the principal gold and silver coins issued by the Safavid king ʿAbbās I (1581-1629); it continued in use until the beginning of the 20th century.
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ʿABBĀSĪ GOJARĀTĪ
Y. Richard
Indian literary figure who wrote in Persian (d. 1048/1638).