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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 237,391 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Abbas II of Persia is the 1,922nd most popular politician (up from 1,937th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Iran (up from 75th in 2019) and the 38th 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 1,922 out of 15,577Before him are Mikheil Saakashvili, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, William Longsword, Heonjong of Joseon, Marie François Sadi Carnot, and Sahure. After him are Hyeonjong of Joseon, Ahaziah of Judah, Lothair II, Wen Jiabao, Sancho I of Portugal, and Muwatalli II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1633, Abbas II of Persia ranks 4Before him are James II of England, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans. After him are Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Kaya Sultan, Bernardino Ramazzini, Samuel Pepys, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Willem Drost, and Arsenije III Čarnojević. Among people deceased in 1666, Abbas II of Persia ranks 5Before him are Anne of Austria, Frans Hals, Shah Jahan, and François Mansart. After him are Guercino, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Luisa de Guzmán, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma, and Albert Eckhout.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Abbas II of Persia ranks 74 out of 528Before him are Gaykhatu (1300), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Barkiyaruq (1081), Ibn Majah (824), Masoud Barzani (1946), and Ismail II (1533). After him are Tekuder (1247), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Moshe Katsav (1945), Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Abbas II of Persia ranks 38Before him are Achaemenes (-800), Gaykhatu (1300), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Barkiyaruq (1081), Masoud Barzani (1946), and Ismail II (1533). After him are Tekuder (1247), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Moshe Katsav (1945), Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772).