Isfahan Becomes Iran's Capital... 16711host2u.ir 12/11/1598 History Safavid Shah Abbas (1588-1629) chose Isfahan as the new capital. His mother had been slaughtered in Qazvin, and he used this fact as a pretext to move...View Details»

Shah Abbas Meets Shirley Brothers... 24491host2u.ir 19/06/1598 History English fortune hunters, the Shirley brothers met with Shah Abbas of Safavi dynasty in Qazvin, Iran's capital. Shah Abbas was seeking to modernize the...View Details»

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