Abbas the Great
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Abbas I, commonly known as Abbas the Great, was the fifth Safavid shah of Iran from 1588 to 1629. The third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda, he is generally considered one of the most important rulers
Portrait by Bishandas c. 1618.
Portrait of Shah Abbas as a young man. Painted c. 1590.
Portrait of Ali-Qoli Khan Shamlu, protector of the young Abbas. Painted in 1584.
The strangulation of Safavid queen Khayr al-Nisa Begum, mother of Abbas, by the Qizilbash on 26 July 1579. Nusretname (1584).
Mohammad Khodabanda
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Mohammad Khodabanda was the fourth Safavid shah of Iran from 1578 until his overthrow in 1587 by his son Abbas I. Khodabanda had succeeded his brother, Ismail II. Khodabanda was the son of Shah Tahmas
Mohammad Khodabanda (detail) by Ahmad Monshi Ghomi, Kholāsat al-tavārikh, c. 17th-century
Coin minted during the reign of Mohammad Khodabanda
Contemporary depiction of Prince Hamza Mirza, son of Mohammad Khodabanda. Şecāʿatnāme (1586).