Abbas the great strenghtened the safavid empire in all of the
following ways except for
a. forming alliances with european powers.
b. using a mixture of force and diplomacy.
c. molding his army along turkish lines.
d. creating a decentralized government.

Abbas the Great strengthened the Safavid Empire in all of the

following ways except for  forming alliances with European powers.

Option A

Explanation:

Abbas roped in Spain to fight against the European powers, which also had Ottomans in it. To add more advantage in going against the European nations he favored Iran, where he decided to preach Christianity and offered many trading rights who in return served help in turning the tide against Europe. Due to increased tension amongst them, there was a war which was fought between 1603 – 1608, in which there was the first victory of the Safavid over the arch-rivals, the Ottomans.

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