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Shah Abbas Regarded As The Greatest Safawi Monarch Established Ties With Christian Europe

Shah Abbas, the greatest Safawi monarch, established ties with Christian Europe and was tolerant towards Christians as part of his policy to enlist help from European powers against the Ottoman Empire, their common enemy. Abbas is quoted as saying he preferred the dust from the lowest Christian's shoe sole over the highest Ottoman personage.

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Shah Abbas Regarded As The Greatest Safawi Monarch Established Ties With Christian Europe

Shah Abbas, the greatest Safawi monarch, established ties with Christian Europe and was tolerant towards Christians as part of his policy to enlist help from European powers against the Ottoman Empire, their common enemy. Abbas is quoted as saying he preferred the dust from the lowest Christian's shoe sole over the highest Ottoman personage.

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Judeo-Christian-Shiite Nexus

Shah Abbas regarded as the greatest Safawi monarch established ties with Christian Europe. Abbas' tolerance towards Christians was part of his policy of
establishing diplomatic links with European powers to try to enlist their help in the fight against their common enemy, the Ottoman Empire.Abbas is known to have said: preferred the dust from the shoe soles of the lowest Christian to the highest Ottoman personage."

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