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Also Known As ʿAbbās the Great
Born January 27, 1571
Died January 19, 1629 (aged 57)
House / Dynasty Ṣafavid dynasty

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ʿAbbās I
Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Shaykh Luṭf Allāh (“Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque”)
The Maydān-e Emām (formerly the Maydān-e Shāh), originally built as a polo ground by Shāh ʿAbbās I the Great (reigned 1588–1629), at Eṣfahān, Iran. Facing the square on the left is the mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh, in the centre the Masjed-e Emām (formerly the Masjed-e Shāh), and at right the palace of ʿAlī Qāpū.
Engraved portrait of Abbas I, the Great, shah of Persia, shown with a feathered hat, mustache, and ornate robe inside an oval decorative border.
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