
The Genesis of a portal City in the Safavid Era (A review of the circumstances under which Bandar ’Abbas was founded) | ||
پژوهشهای علوم تاریخی | ||
Article 7, Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2009, Pages 109-125 PDF (0 K) | ||
Author | ||
Muhammad Bāgher Vosoughi | ||
Abstract | ||
One of the outcomes of the Hormuz conquest in 1037 AH/1622 AD by the Iranian army was the foundation of a new portal city named Bandar ’¬Abbasi. Actually, this city appeared in this year and has been one of the most important commercial centers of the Persian Gulf ever since. The present article deals with the genesis of this city and quality of its urban development during the reign of Shah ’Abbas I. based on a survey of the primary historical sources. | ||
Keywords | ||
Bandar ’Abbāsi; Emām Qoli Khān; Gomrun; Lārestan | ||
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