Iran Under the Safavids
Iran Under the Safavids by Roger Savory, published by Cambridge University Press on September 24, 2007, offers a comprehensive history of the Safavid dynasty, aimed at both students and general readers. This edition, consisting of 288 pages, presents the significance of the Safavid period from 1501 to 1736 in Iranian history in accessible language, detailing the origins of the Safavid family and the revolutionary movement that led to its rise to power.
Readers will find an exploration of the multi-racial society that developed in Iran during the sixteenth century, alongside an examination of Shāh ‘Abbās I’s policies that propelled the Safavid state to its peak. The book also addresses the decline of the dynasty in the late seventeenth century and its eventual fall, while covering the political, economic, and social structures of the time. Additionally, it delves into the intellectual and artistic life under the Safavids and their relations with Europe, providing a well-rounded view of this pivotal era in Iranian history.
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The importance of the Safavid period (1501-1736) in Iranian history has been increasingly recognised. Iran Under the Safavids aims at providing the student and general reader, in non-technical language, with a comprehensive history of the Safavid dynasty. Professor Savory considers the origins of the Safavid family, the course of the revolutionary movement which brought it to power and the problems facing Shāh Ismā’il I after the establishment of the Safavid state in 1501. He describes the development of a multi-racial society in Iran during the sixteenth century, the policies of Shāh ‘Abbās I which brought the Safavid state to the height of its power and prosperity, and the reasons for its decline during the latter part of the seventeenth century and its eventual fall. As well as covering the political history of the period, the book includes chapters on the economic and social structure of the state, on intellectual and artistic life under the Safavids and on relations with Europe.
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