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Abbas the Great

1571 - 1629

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Abbas I (Persian: عباس یکم, romanized: Abbâse Yekom; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (Persian: عباس بزرگ, romanized: Abbâse Bozorg), was the fifth Safavid shah of Iran from 1588 to 1629. The third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda, he is generally considered one of the most important rulers in Iranian history and the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. Although Abbas would preside over the apex of Safavid Iran's military, political and economic power, he came to the throne during a troubled time for the country. Under the ineffective rule of his father, the country was riven with discord between the different factions of the Qizilbash army, who killed Abbas' mother and elder brother. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abbas the Great is the 781st most popular politician (down from 324th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Afghan Politician.

Abbas the Great was a Persian emperor who ruled from 1587 to 1629. He is most famous for his military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire, which he succeeded in conquering.

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Among politicians, Abbas the Great ranks 781 out of 19,576. Before him are Sitting Bull, Manuel I Komnenos, Zakir Husain, Philip the Good, Geronimo, and Dilma Rousseff. After him are Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Murad V, Henry I of France, Staurakios, Georges Clemenceau, and Æthelbald, King of Wessex.

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Among people born in 1571, Abbas the Great ranks 3. Before him are Johannes Kepler, and Caravaggio. After him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Michael Praetorius, Mulla Sadra, Frederick de Houtman, Thomas Mun, Willem Blaeu, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, and Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy. Among people deceased in 1629, Abbas the Great ranks 1. After him are Carlo Maderno, Gabriel Bethlen, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Hendrick ter Brugghen, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Pietro Bernini, Otto van Veen, Giorgi Saakadze, Mehmed III Giray, and Sigismondo d'India.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Abbas the Great ranks 7 out of 177. Before him are Rumi (1207), Al-Farabi (872), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ashraf Ghani (1949), Roxana (-347), and Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722). After him are Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), and Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Abbas the Great ranks 4. Before him are Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ashraf Ghani (1949), and Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722). After him are Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).

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