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Group: Pontus, Diocese of
People: John Burgoyne
Topic: Western Art: 1324 to 1336
Location: Turbessel Kilis Turkey

...forcing the Persians to enter peace talks. …

Years: 1588 - 1588

...forcing the Persians to enter peace talks.

Murshid Qoli Khan, the "kingmaker", has made Abbas marry Hamza's widow and a Safavid cousin, and begun distributing important government posts among his own friends, gradually confining Abbas to the palace.

Abbas is no puppet, however: he first settles his score with his mother's killers, executing four of the ringleaders of the plot and exiling three others.

His next task is to free himself from the power of Murshid.