L.L. Bellan, Chah ʿAbbās I: sa vie, son histoire (1932), the only biography of Shah ʿAbbās I in any European language—generally accurate; R.M. Savory, “ ʿAbbās I” in the Encyclopaedia of Islam, new ed., vol. 1, pp. 7–8 (1960); for general background to the period of Shah ʿAbbās, the reader is referred to: J. Chardin, Voyages du Chevalier Chardin, 4th ed., 4 vol. (1811); Sir John Malcom, The History of Persia from the Early Period to the Present Time, 2 vol. (1815); and V. Minorsky, Tadhkirat al-Mulūk (1943), especially the introduction, commentary, and appendixes.
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First paragraph modernization. | Jan 30, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 15, 2024 | ||
| Added mention of the Masjed-e Shāh (now Masjed-e Emām) and the Masjed-e Sheikh Loṭfollāh as two of his architectural achievements. | Jun 03, 2020 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Invalidated site: "Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking of Iran". | Oct 17, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopædia Iranica - Biography of ʿABBĀS (I). | Sep 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The British Museum - Biography of Shah 'Abbas. | Sep 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Isfahan - Biography of Shah Abbas I. | May 08, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Isfahan - Biography of Shah Abbas I. | May 08, 2012 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
