The Career of Mohammad Beg, Grand Vizier of Shah 'Abbas II (r. 1642-1666)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rudi Matthee (0000-0003-1336-210X, University of Denver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 17-36 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210869108701755 |
| OpenAlex | W1967595506 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
La plus belle charge de la cour, c'est la faveur. Safavid historiography has oscillated between admiration and vilification in its appraisal of Shah ‘Abbas II's reign (1642-1666). In the accounts of contemporary observers—for the most part European travelers—one finds favorable descriptions of the shah and his court as part of a positive assessment of the overall state of the country. Impressed by the hospitality they enjoyed at the court of Isfahan, these foreign visitors spoke highly of a magnanimous and tolerant monarch; moreover, the absence of rebellion and relatively secure roads prompted them to refer to Iran as a prosperous and stable country. Those who visited Iran within a generation after the shah's death corroborated this image; indeed, in their narratives one already finds an element of nostalgia for the days of ‘Abbas II
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2022 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |