Description: (5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran)
Abbas I of Persia, the fifth shah of Safavid Iran, ruled from 1588 to 1629. He is renowned as one of the most significant rulers in Iranian history, overseeing the peak of Safavid Iran's military, political, and economic strength. Abbas implemented reforms like the ghilman system, utilizing Circassian, Georgian, and Armenian slave-soldiers. He effectively diminished the influence of the Qizilbash and extended Iranian control into regions like Transcaucasia, Dagestan, Eastern Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. Abbas also relocated the capital to Isfahan, a city esteemed for its Safavid architecture.