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When was the Imam Mosque in Isfahan begun?

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Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) — Isfahan Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”), Isfahan, Iran.

The Imam Mosque (also known as the Masjed-e Emām or formerly the Masjed-e Shāh) in Isfahan, Iran, was begun in 1611/12. It was commissioned by the Safavid ruler Abbas I and was not completed until after his death.1