 European travelers and locals, who were charmed by the hospitality and the favorable marketing circumstances of the Iranian court, usually described Abbas II's character and nature in a positive light.The ambassador of the Dutch East India Company, Joan Cuneaus, who made acquaintance with Abbas II in March 1652, where he and the visitors were permitted to drink from the shahs wine chalice, portrayed him as being of medium height, somewhat skinny, agile, and beardless.Abbas II married several times;