Shah Abbas II
| Shah Abbas II | |
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| Shahanshah of Iran Sahib-i-Qiran Sultan bar Salatin  |
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Shah Abbas II
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| 7th Safavid Shah | |
| Reign | 15 May 1642 – 26 October 1666 |
| Coronation | 15 May 1642 |
| Predecessor | Safi I |
| Successor | Suleiman I |
| Born |
31 December 1632 Qazvin |
| Died | 25 or 26 October 1666 Khusrauabad, near Damghan |
| Burial | Qom |
| House | Safavid dynasty |
| Father | Safi I |
| Mother | Anna Khanum |
Sultan Muhammad Mirza (also spelled Soltan Mohammad Mirza; 31 December 1632 – 25/26 October 1666), better known by his dynastic name of Shah Abbas II (Persian: شاه عباس دوم), was the seventh Safavid king (shah) 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 Mirza's 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 Muhammad-Ali Beg and Jani Khan Shamlu.
On 15 May 1642, at Kashan, Muhammad Mirza was crowned as shah of Iran and chose "Abbas II" as his dynastic name. Since he was less than ten years old when he became shah, the job of governing Persia was placed in the hands of his mother, Anna Khanum, and the grand vizier, Saru Taqi, while Abbas concentrated on his education at Qazvin. Anna Khanum and Saru Taqi worked closely together, and under them Iran was in secure hands. The French traveller Jean Chardin noted their close working relationship, saying:
After one year had passed, Abbas II moved to the Safavid capital of Isfahan. During the same year, the powerful general Rustam Khan, refused to obey Safavid orders, and marched towards Isfahan to depose Abbas II. However, Saru Taqi managed to have him killed at Mashhad.
In 1644, some Bakhtiari tribes rebelled against Abbas II. The rebellion, however, was quickly suppressed by Saru Taqi.
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