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more despised than dreaded. Not a little of his cruelty was due 
to cowardice. Abandoned to sensuality, he trusted his affairs to 
ministers, whom he was equally ready to destroy the moment his suspi¬ 
cions were aroused. Yet in spite of all this, so great had been the power 
of his predecessor, that he reigned, with the above noted exceptions, 
almost in peace. He died 12 Safar 1051 H. at Kashan, and was buried 
at Qum. 
’Abbas the Second 1052—1077 H. 
The second ’Abbas was not ten years old when he succeeded his 
father,* and for some years was of course entirely in the hands of 
ministers. These were reputed as exceedingly religious and austere, and 
desirous of reforming the Court and the nation. Wine was prohibited, 
drunkards were removed from office, and female dancers proclaimed. At 
the Capital, says the Zubdatu-t-Tawarikh, men feared to listen to any¬ 
thing but prayers. The result of this abolition of cakes and ale was to 
ultimately drive the boy king to the other extreme. As soon as he was 
old enough to get free of the restraint, he indulged in drunken orgies 
with any one who would drink with him, and his constant low amours 
resulted in disease which killed him at 34. Phillip drunk was- cruel, 
capricious, and unjust, but Phillip sober seems to have ruled fairly 
well. If severe to the rich, he was lenient to the poor. The lives and 
property of the people were safe. The religious enjoyed a liberal 
measure of tolerance. The army was successful, and the country at 
large knew him for a just and even a generous king. Qandahar he 
recovered in person before he was 16. (1058 H.) Peace was established 
with Turkey that lasted during his reign. The Uzbak chief Nadir 
Muhammad,f who had been driven to fly from Balkh, he entertained 
sumptuously for over two years (1052—1055 H.), and successfully assist¬ 
ed with troops against the forces of Shah Jahan, the Emperor of Dehli; 
and again when Nadir had in 1060 H. to flee from his son,^ ’Abdu-l-’Aziz, 
he found him first an asylum, and subsequently a grave. Finally he died, 
a somewhat miserable death, in his palace at a village called Khusriiabad 
nej ir Damaghan in 1077 H. 
# Born 18th Jnmddu-l-dkhir 1013. Ascended tho throne 30th Safar 1053 11. 
f IV, Ndilir Md. 1050—1057. 
x V, ’Abdud-’Aziz 1057—1091. 
VI, Huhhan Quli 101)1—1114. 
VII, ’Ubuidu-lldh 1114—1117. 
VIII ’Abdu-l-Fai? 1117—1100. 
