Abbas the Great - Wikipedia
Abbas the Great or Abbas I of Persia (Persian: شاه عباس بزرگ ; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629) was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered the strongest ruler of the Safavid dynasty.He was the third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda.. Although Abbas would preside over the apex of Iran's military, political and economic power, he came to the throne ...