Sholeh Quinn received her PhD from the University of Chicago.  She is currently Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Merced, where she specializes in Safavid history.

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• AcknowledgementsPrefaceAbbreviations 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDThe Safavids: the Sufi OrderFrom Sufi Order to Ruling DynastyAfter Isma‘ilQizilbash Culture and SocietyImposing Shi‘ismEarly Notions of Legitimacy, Power, and AuthorityIran and the World: a Brief Overview 2 EARLY YEARS: 1571–1598The Immediate Context: The Reigns of Shah Isma‘il II and Muhammad KhudabandaThe Birth of Shah ‘AbbasFirst Attempts to Place ‘Abbas Mirza on the Throne‘Abbas Mirza’s Second EnthronementShah ‘Abbas in PowerShah ‘Abbas and the QizilbashExternal Challenges: the Ottoman TruceExternal Challenges: Relations with the MughalsGilan and MazandaranThe New Ghulam ArmyShah ‘Abbas and the Sufi OrdersSuppression of Religious Heresies: the NuqtavisShah ‘Abbas’s Temporary DethronementShah ‘Abbas and Political LegitimacyShah ‘Abbas as “The Supreme Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction” 3 BUILDING HALF THE WORLD: 1598–1612The Image of the World SquareThe King’s PalaceThe Royal MosqueThe Shaykh Lutf Allah MosqueThe Royal BazaarEndowmentsSocial Transformations: the Armenians and New JulfaSocial Transformations: the Safavid Household in IsfahanGeneral Economic Policies and MeasuresShah ‘Abbas in Isfahan 4 RELIGION AND POWER IN ISFAHANThe Pilgrimage on Foot to MashhadShah ‘Abbas and the ‘Amili ClergySystematizing Orthodox Shi‘ism: Shaykh Baha’iThe Friday Prayer ControversyThe School of IsfahanShah ‘Abbas and ChristianityReligion and Kingship 5 FROM HALF THE WORLD TO THE OTHER HALF: WARFARE AND DIPLOMACYFirearmsThe Battle for Khurasan: Shah ‘Abbas and the UzbeksNarrating the CampaignThe Battle against the UzbeksShah ‘Abbas’s European DiplomacyThe Anti-Ottoman AllianceDiverting the Flow of SilkTravelers to the ShahThe Western Front: Shah ‘Abbas and the Ottomans 6 THE ARTS IN THE SERVICE OF KINGSHIPNew Artistic StylesA New Visual IdentityCalligraphers and PaintersSadiqi Beg Afshar‘Ali Riza ‘AbbasiMir ‘ImadRiza-yi ‘AbbasiThe Arts in Diplomacy and Gift-GivingThe Embassy of Khan ‘AlamThe Pierport Morgan Picture BibleInternal Gift-Giving 7 THE FINAL PHASE: 1612–1629Ashraf and FarahabadCampaigns to GeorgiaThe Royal Export Silk MonopolyVictory in HormuzThe Taking of QandaharThe Taking of BaghdadSuccession to the ThroneShah ‘Abbas’s DeathSuccession and FuneralConclusions Further ReadingBibliographyIndex

Sholeh Quinn received her PhD from the University of Chicago.  She is currently Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Merced, where she specializes in Safavid history.

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• AcknowledgementsPrefaceAbbreviations 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDThe Safavids: the Sufi OrderFrom Sufi Order to Ruling DynastyAfter Isma‘ilQizilbash Culture and SocietyImposing Shi‘ismEarly Notions of Legitimacy, Power, and AuthorityIran and the World: a Brief Overview 2 EARLY YEARS: 1571–1598The Immediate Context: The Reigns of Shah Isma‘il II and Muhammad KhudabandaThe Birth of Shah ‘AbbasFirst Attempts to Place ‘Abbas Mirza on the Throne‘Abbas Mirza’s Second EnthronementShah ‘Abbas in PowerShah ‘Abbas and the QizilbashExternal Challenges: the Ottoman TruceExternal Challenges: Relations with the MughalsGilan and MazandaranThe New Ghulam ArmyShah ‘Abbas and the Sufi OrdersSuppression of Religious Heresies: the NuqtavisShah ‘Abbas’s Temporary DethronementShah ‘Abbas and Political LegitimacyShah ‘Abbas as “The Supreme Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction” 3 BUILDING HALF THE WORLD: 1598–1612The Image of the World SquareThe King’s PalaceThe Royal MosqueThe Shaykh Lutf Allah MosqueThe Royal BazaarEndowmentsSocial Transformations: the Armenians and New JulfaSocial Transformations: the Safavid Household in IsfahanGeneral Economic Policies and MeasuresShah ‘Abbas in Isfahan 4 RELIGION AND POWER IN ISFAHANThe Pilgrimage on Foot to MashhadShah ‘Abbas and the ‘Amili ClergySystematizing Orthodox Shi‘ism: Shaykh Baha’iThe Friday Prayer ControversyThe School of IsfahanShah ‘Abbas and ChristianityReligion and Kingship 5 FROM HALF THE WORLD TO THE OTHER HALF: WARFARE AND DIPLOMACYFirearmsThe Battle for Khurasan: Shah ‘Abbas and the UzbeksNarrating the CampaignThe Battle against the UzbeksShah ‘Abbas’s European DiplomacyThe Anti-Ottoman AllianceDiverting the Flow of SilkTravelers to the ShahThe Western Front: Shah ‘Abbas and the Ottomans 6 THE ARTS IN THE SERVICE OF KINGSHIPNew Artistic StylesA New Visual IdentityCalligraphers and PaintersSadiqi Beg Afshar‘Ali Riza ‘AbbasiMir ‘ImadRiza-yi ‘AbbasiThe Arts in Diplomacy and Gift-GivingThe Embassy of Khan ‘AlamThe Pierport Morgan Picture BibleInternal Gift-Giving 7 THE FINAL PHASE: 1612–1629Ashraf and FarahabadCampaigns to GeorgiaThe Royal Export Silk MonopolyVictory in HormuzThe Taking of QandaharThe Taking of BaghdadSuccession to the ThroneShah ‘Abbas’s DeathSuccession and FuneralConclusions Further ReadingBibliographyIndex

Sholeh Quinn received her PhD from the University of Chicago.  She is currently Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Merced, where she specializes in Safavid history.

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• AcknowledgementsPrefaceAbbreviations 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDThe Safavids: the Sufi OrderFrom Sufi Order to Ruling DynastyAfter Isma‘ilQizilbash Culture and SocietyImposing Shi‘ismEarly Notions of Legitimacy, Power, and AuthorityIran and the World: a Brief Overview 2 EARLY YEARS: 1571–1598The Immediate Context: The Reigns of Shah Isma‘il II and Muhammad KhudabandaThe Birth of Shah ‘AbbasFirst Attempts to Place ‘Abbas Mirza on the Throne‘Abbas Mirza’s Second EnthronementShah ‘Abbas in PowerShah ‘Abbas and the QizilbashExternal Challenges: the Ottoman TruceExternal Challenges: Relations with the MughalsGilan and MazandaranThe New Ghulam ArmyShah ‘Abbas and the Sufi OrdersSuppression of Religious Heresies: the NuqtavisShah ‘Abbas’s Temporary DethronementShah ‘Abbas and Political LegitimacyShah ‘Abbas as “The Supreme Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction” 3 BUILDING HALF THE WORLD: 1598–1612The Image of the World SquareThe King’s PalaceThe Royal MosqueThe Shaykh Lutf Allah MosqueThe Royal BazaarEndowmentsSocial Transformations: the Armenians and New JulfaSocial Transformations: the Safavid Household in IsfahanGeneral Economic Policies and MeasuresShah ‘Abbas in Isfahan 4 RELIGION AND POWER IN ISFAHANThe Pilgrimage on Foot to MashhadShah ‘Abbas and the ‘Amili ClergySystematizing Orthodox Shi‘ism: Shaykh Baha’iThe Friday Prayer ControversyThe School of IsfahanShah ‘Abbas and ChristianityReligion and Kingship 5 FROM HALF THE WORLD TO THE OTHER HALF: WARFARE AND DIPLOMACYFirearmsThe Battle for Khurasan: Shah ‘Abbas and the UzbeksNarrating the CampaignThe Battle against the UzbeksShah ‘Abbas’s European DiplomacyThe Anti-Ottoman AllianceDiverting the Flow of SilkTravelers to the ShahThe Western Front: Shah ‘Abbas and the Ottomans 6 THE ARTS IN THE SERVICE OF KINGSHIPNew Artistic StylesA New Visual IdentityCalligraphers and PaintersSadiqi Beg Afshar‘Ali Riza ‘AbbasiMir ‘ImadRiza-yi ‘AbbasiThe Arts in Diplomacy and Gift-GivingThe Embassy of Khan ‘AlamThe Pierport Morgan Picture BibleInternal Gift-Giving 7 THE FINAL PHASE: 1612–1629Ashraf and FarahabadCampaigns to GeorgiaThe Royal Export Silk MonopolyVictory in HormuzThe Taking of QandaharThe Taking of BaghdadSuccession to the ThroneShah ‘Abbas’s DeathSuccession and FuneralConclusions Further ReadingBibliographyIndex