Shah Abbas

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Abbas_the_Great
gptkbp:birthDate 27 January 1571
gptkbp:birthPlace Herat, Khorasan
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Imam_Reza_Shrine,_Mashhad
gptkbp:children gptkb:Imam_Qoli_Mirza
gptkb:Mohammad_Baqer_Mirza
Hasan Ali Mirza
Mohammad Khodabanda Mirza
Safi Mirza
gptkbp:deathDate 19 January 1629
gptkbp:deathPlace Mazandaran, Persia
gptkbp:diplomaticRelationsWith gptkb:England
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Safavid_dynasty
gptkbp:era Early modern period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Mohammad_Khodabanda
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Abbas_I_of_Persia
gptkbp:house gptkb:Safavid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shah Abbas
gptkbp:militaryReforms created standing army
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Isfahan
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Ali_Qapu_Palace
gptkb:Chehel_Sotoun
gptkb:Naqsh-e_Jahan_Square
gptkb:Shah_Mosque
gptkb:Si-o-se-pol
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Herat
Battle of Sufiyan
Capture of Baghdad (1623)
gptkbp:notableFor patronage of arts and architecture
establishing trade relations with Europe
moving the capital to Isfahan
strengthening the Safavid dynasty
expelling the Ottomans and Uzbeks from Persian territory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mohammad_Khodabanda
gptkbp:reignEnd 19 January 1629
gptkbp:reignStart 1 October 1588
gptkbp:religion Shia Islam
gptkbp:replacedBy introduced new coins
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nakihat_Khanum
gptkb:Tajlu_Khanum
gptkb:Zeynab_Begum
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shah_Safi
gptkbp:title Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:tradePolicy encouraged silk trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ark_Fortress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7