Abbas II of Persia
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Abbas II 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
Contemporary portrait of Abbas II of Persia. Frescoe painted circa 1650 in the Palace of Chehel Sotoun, Isfahan.
Abbas II (right) and a minister. 19th-century Indian artwork made after a Safavid original
A painting of Abbas II while negotiating with the Mughal ambassador. Attributed to Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari Mustawfi Kashani, Shiraz, circa 1780-94.
Early 19th century painting from the Qajar era, perhaps anachronistically depicting the Safavid victory over the Russian forces in 1651–1653
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
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.