Safavid Persia The History and Politics of an Islamic Society

The Safavids ruled Persia for nearly two and a half centuries, longer than any other dynasty since the pre-Islamic period. this book on Safavid Persia is divided into two sections, the first of which includes studies on the historiography and the religious politics of the period. Among the contributions to the second section are chapters on the silk industry, which brought European merchants into the country and at the same time exposed the Persian economy to the vagaries of world trade on the capital city of Esfahan, beautified by successive Shahs and on the Safvids' reluctance to adopt firearms and artillery, which was one of the factors in the collapse of the dynasty when the Afghans invaded Persia in 1722.

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• Authors: C. P. Melville, University Of Cambridge, International Round Table on Safavid Per, C Melville
• Assisted by: Charles Melville (Editor), C. Melville (Editor), Melville C. (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2019
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science
• EAN: 9781860640865
• ISBN: 978-1-86064-086-5
• Pages: 448
• Dimensions (packing): 15.6 x 23.4 x 3.8 cm
• Series: Pembroke Persian Papers > 4; Pembroke Persian Papers Series; Pembroke Persian Papers; Pembroke Persian Papers Series
• Subjects: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Islamic Studies, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Politics and government, Asian History, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, C 1700 To C 1800, Persian Empire, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic