Bakhtrioni uprising
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The Bakhtrioni uprising was a general revolt in the eastern Georgian Kingdom of Kakheti against the political domination of Safavid Persia, in 1659. Despite the fact that the Persians were able to sup
Alaverdi Monastery, one of the crucial battlefields during the uprising.
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