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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. 1. Slaves Of The Shah -- 2. The Safavid Household Reconfigured: Concubines, Eunuchs And Military Slaves -- 3. Armenian Merchants And Slaves: Financing The Safavid Treasury -- 4. Launching From Isfahan: Slaves And The Construction Of The Empire -- 5. Military Slaves In The Provinces: Collecting And Shaping The Arts. Sussan Babaie ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 149-211) And Index.

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Author

Sussan Babaie, Kathryn Babayan, Ina Baghdiantz McCabe, Massumeh Farhad

Publisher

I. B. Tauris

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780857716866

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Middle Eastern History, Islam

Rating

2.83 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14