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- Safavid dynasty, ruling dynasty of Iran from 1501 to 1736, known especially for its architectural achievements and its establishment of Twelver Shi‘ism among various ethnic and linguistic groups throughout Iran as a major unifying factor. The dynasty began as a Sufi order but evolved into a major gunpowder empire.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Safavid dynasty, (1501–1736), ruling dynasty of Iran whose establishment of Twelver Shiʿism as the state religion of Iran was a major factor in the emergence of a unified national consciousness among the various ethnic and linguistic elements of the country.
- Twelver Shi'ah
Twelver Shi’ah, the largest of the three groups of Shi’ah...
- Ṣafavīyeh
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- Twelver Shi'ah
The Safavid dynasty (/ ˈ s æ f ə v ɪ d, ˈ s ɑː-/; Persian: دودمان صفوی, romanized: Dudmâne Safavi, pronounced [d̪uːd̪ˈmɒːne sæfæˈviː]) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736.
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- Abbas III, (1732–1736)
- Safavid Iran
- Ismail I, (1501–1524)
The Safavid dynasty was founded by Ismail I who ruled from 1501 to 1524. He built an empire using troops with gunpowder weapons and by constructing a bureaucracy that had many features of the modern state. At the heart of this empire was Ismail’s loyal religious followers.
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia ( / ˈsæfəvɪd, ˈsɑː -/ ), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, [c] was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty.
Sep 7, 2009 · The Safavid Empire dates from the rule of Shah Ismail (ruled 1501-1524). In 1501, the Safavid Shahs declared independence when the Ottomans outlawed Shi'a Islam in their territory. The...
The Safavids were a dynastic family that ruled over modern-day Iran. They sustained one of the longest running empires of Iranian history, lasting from 1501 to 1736.
The Safavid Empire at its 1512 borders. The Safavids (Persian: صفویان) were a native Iranian dynasty from Azarbaijan that ruled from 1501 to 1736, and which established Shi'a Islam as Iran's official religion and united its provinces under a single Iranian sovereignty in the early modern period.
