Shah Abbas I of Persia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:birthDate 27 January 1571
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Abbas_Mirza
gptkbp:birthPlace Herat
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Imam_Reza_Shrine,_Mashhad
gptkbp:child gptkb:Imam_Qoli_Mirza
gptkb:Ismail_Mirza
gptkb:Mohammad_Baqer_Mirza
gptkb:Shah_Safi
Hasan Ali Mirza
gptkbp:deathDate 19 January 1629
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Mazandaran
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Safavid_dynasty
gptkbp:era Safavid era
gptkbp:father gptkb:Mohammad_Khodabanda
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Safavid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shah Abbas I of Persia
gptkbp:knownFor Isfahan's architectural development
expulsion of Portuguese from Hormuz
building Ali Qapu Palace
building Chehel Sotoun
building Naqsh-e Jahan Square
building Shah Mosque
building Si-o-se-pol bridge
centralizing state power
establishing Ghulam military system
promoting silk trade
reforming bureaucracy
religious tolerance towards Christians
relocating Armenians to New Julfa
urban planning of Isfahan
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum
gptkbp:notableAchievement patron of arts and architecture
established trade relations with Europe
expanded Persian territory
moved capital to Isfahan
strengthened Safavid dynasty
defeated Ottoman and Uzbek forces
reformed Persian army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mohammad_Khodabanda
gptkbp:reignEnd 19 January 1629
gptkbp:reignStart 1 October 1588
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mariam_Begum
gptkb:Tajlu_Khanum
gptkb:Zeynab_Begum
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shah_Safi
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Kings
gptkb:Shahanshah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Robert_Shirley
gptkb:Ketevan_of_Georgia
gptkb:Sir_Anthony_Shirley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6