Slaves of the Shah - New Elites of Safavid Iran

The Safavid dynasty represented the pinnacle of Iran's power and influence in its early modern history. The evidence of this - the creation of a nation state, military expansion and success, economic dynamism and the exquisite art and architecture of the period is well-known. What is less understood is the extent to which the Safavid success depended on an elite originating from outside Iran: the slaves of Caucasian descent and the Armenian merchants of Isfahan. This book describes how these elites, following their conversion to Islam, helped to transform Isfahan's urban, artistic and social landscape.

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• Authors: Sussan Babaie, Babaie Sussan, Kathryn Babayan, Babayan Kathryn, Baghdiantz-MacCa, Ina Baghdiantz-MacCabe, Ina Baghdiantz-McCabe, Mussumeh Farhad, Farhad Mussumeh
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781788310864
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-086-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Library of Middle East History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Iran, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Middle East, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Slavery and abolition of slavery