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Under which ruler did Isfahan flourish between the 9th and 18th centuries?

  • Cyrus the Great

  • Darius I

  • Shah Abbas the Great

  • Nader Shah

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Isfahan flourished under the rule of Shah Abbas the Great, who was part of the Safavid Dynasty. During his reign, the city became the capital of Persia and experienced a golden age of art, architecture, and culture.
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