Abbas II of Persia


Sultan Muhammad Mirza , better known by his dynastic name of Shah Abbas II was the seventh Safavid king of Iran, ruling from 1642 to 1666.

Abbas II was born in Qazvin with the name of Sultan Muhammad Mirza. He was the son of Shah Safi I and a Circassian, Anna Khanum. He was the oldest of five brothers. Not much is known about Muhammad Mirzas youth, except that he spent his youth in the Safavid harem, and was tutored by his mentor Rajab Ali Tabrizi. He also learned how to maintain order over a state and other royal matters by two other nobles named MuhammadAli Beg and Jani Khan Shamlu.

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