Safavid shah biography for kids
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Abbas the Great facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Abbas the Great | |||||
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| Šāhānšāh-ī Īrān (King of Kings of Iran) Zell'ollāh (Shadow of God) Ṣāḥebqerān-ī-ʿAlāʾ (Supreme Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction) | |||||
Abbas in a 16th or 17th century portrait | |||||
| Shah of Iran | |||||
| Reign | 1 October 1588 – 19 January 1629 | ||||
| Coronation | 1588 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mohammad Khodabanda | ||||
| Successor | Safi | ||||
| Born | 27 January 1571 Herat, Safavid Iran (modern-day Afghanistan) | ||||
| Died | 19 January 1629 (aged 57) Mazandaran, Safavid Iran | ||||
| Burial | Mausoleum of Shah Abbas I, Kashan, Iran | ||||
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| Issue | See below | ||||
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| Dynasty | Safavid | ||||
| Father | Mohammad Khodabanda | ||||
| Mother | Khayr al-Nisa Begum | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Abbas I (Persian: عباس یکم; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (