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Abbas II of Persia

1633 - 1666

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Abbas II (Persian: عباس دوم, romanized: ʿAbbās II; born Soltan Mohammad Mirza; 30 August 1632 – 26 October 1666) was the seventh Shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1642 to 1666. As the eldest son of Safi and his Circassian wife, Anna Khanum, he inherited the throne when he was nine, and had to rely on a regency led by Saru Taqi, the erstwhile grand vizier of his father, to govern in his place. During the regency, Abbas received formal kingly education that, until then, he had been denied. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abbas II of Persia has received more than 268,500 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Abbas II of Persia is the 1,932nd most popular politician (down from 1,916th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Iran (down from 74th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Iranian Politician.

Abbas II was the last Shah of Persia. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and succeeded his father on February 11, 1848. He ruled for 44 years until he was deposed in 1909.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abbas II of Persia ranks 1,932 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Anchises, Beji Caid Essebsi, Li Xiannian, Herod Archelaus, and Charles Albert of Sardinia. After him are Álmos, Edgar the Peaceful, Psamtik III, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Jan Masaryk, and Injong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1633, Abbas II of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, James II of England, and Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans. After him are Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Kaya Sultan, Samuel Pepys, Bernardino Ramazzini, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Yun Shouping, Willem van de Velde the Younger, and Arsenije III Čarnojević. Among people deceased in 1666, Abbas II of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Anne of Austria, Frans Hals, and Shah Jahan. After him are François Mansart, Guercino, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Senhime, Luisa de Guzmán, and Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Abbas II of Persia ranks 80 out of 631. Before him are Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Miskawayh (932), Gaykhatu (1300), Ismail II (1533), and Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380). After him are Psamtik III (-590), Tekuder (1247), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Al-Hadi (764), Ali al-Sistani (1930), and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Abbas II of Persia ranks 41. Before him are Shapur II (309), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Gaykhatu (1300), and Ismail II (1533). After him are Psamtik III (-590), Tekuder (1247), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Al-Hadi (764), Ali al-Sistani (1930), and Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898).

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