Abbas III
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Abbas III was a son of Shah Tahmasp II and Shahpari Begum of the Safavid dynasty and reigned from 1732 to 1736. After the deposition of his father by Nader Khan the infant Abbas was appointed nominal
Abbas III
Safavid Iran
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The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled by the Safavid dynasty from 15
Abbas III
…Abbas III Shah of Iran Reign 16 April 1732 – 22 January 1736 Coronation 7 September 1732 Predecessor Tahmasp II Successor Nader Shah Born January 1732 Safavid Iran Died February 1740 (aged 8) Sabzevar, Afsharid Iran Burial Fatima Masumeh Shrine Dynasty Safavid Father Tahmasp II Mother Shahpari Begum Religion Shia…
Portrait of Shah Ismail I, painted from life by Kamal al-din Behzad, his director of the royal atelier. Topkapı Palace Museum, H.2169.
Shāh Ismaʿīl in the Safavid conquest of Shirvan (1501), according to the Shāhnāmah Shāh Ismaʿīl (Tabriz, 1541)
Battle of Merv between Shah Ismail (right) and Uzbek warlord Muhammad Shaybani Khan (left) in 1510. After the battle Ismail purportedly gilded the skull of Shaybani Khan for use as a wine goblet. Chehel Sotoun Palace, Isfahan, painted c. 1647.
Artwork of the Battle of Chaldiran. Chehel Sotoun, painted in 1801–1802.