New Light on Shah ʿAbbas and the Construction of Isfahan

The discovery and recent publication of the third volume of the Afḍal al-tawārīkh (The Most Excellent of Histories) by Fazli Beg Khuzani Isfahani (d. after 1640), with its rich layers of new details on the reign of Shah ʿAbbas I (1587–1629), has made possible a search for fresh information on the sh...

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Main Author: Melville, Charles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2016, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 155-176
Further subjects:B Isfahan
 Shah ʿAbbas
 Maydan-i Naqsh-i Jahan
 Friday mosque
 bazaar
 urban development
 Safavids
 Iran
 historiography
 capital city

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