State

Safavid dynasty

dynasty from Safi-ad-din Ardabili generation and ruler of Safavid Iran (1501–1736)

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1501–1736
Founded
1501
Ended
1736
Languages
Persian, Turkic
Religion
Twelver Shiism
Succeeded by
Afsharid dynasty

Overview

The Safavid dynasty (; Persian: دودمان صفوی, romanized: Dudmân-e Safavi, pronounced [d̪uːd̪ˈmɒːne sæfæˈviː]) was the ruling dynasty of Safavid Iran, and one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder empires. The Safavid Shah Ismail I established the Twelver denomination of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of the Persian Empire, marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam. The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safavid Sufi order, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Azerbaijan region. It was an Iranian dynasty of Kurdish origin, but during their rule they intermarried with Turkoman, Georgian, Circassian, and Pontic Greek dignitaries; nevertheless, for practical purposes, they were not only Persian-speaking, but also Turkish-speaking and Turkified.

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Records (20)

  1. 1501 — Siege of TabrizSiege
  2. 1514 — Battle of ChaldiranBattle · Ottoman Empire ▸ Safavid Iran
  3. 1528 — Battle of DamghanBattle · Persia ▸ Uzbekistan
  4. 1528 — Battle of Torbat-i-JamBattle · Persia ▸ Uzbekistan
  5. 1584 — Battle of KhoiBattle · Persia ▸ Ottoman Empire
  6. 1585 — Battle of TabrizBattle · Ottoman Empire ▸ Persia
  7. 1618 — Battle of ArdabilBattle · Persia ▸ Ottoman Empire
  8. 1625 — Battle of MartqopiBattle · Georgian Rebels ▸ Safavid Persia
  9. 1630 — Battle of HamadanBattle · Ottoman Empire ▸ Persia
  10. 1721 — Battle of KermanBattle · Persia ▸ Afghanistan
  11. 1722 — Battle of GulnabadBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  12. 1722 — Battle of IsfahanBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  13. 1722 — Battle of KermanBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  14. 1723 — Battle of BakuBattle · Russia ▸ Persia
  15. 1724 — Battle of ErivanBattle · Ottoman Empire ▸ Persia
  16. 1724 — Battle of TabrizBattle · Ottoman Empire ▸ Persia
  17. 1725 — Battle of IsfahanBattle · Persia ▸ Ottoman Empire
  18. 1726 — Battle of KiemerehBattle · Persia ▸ Ottoman Empire
  19. 1726 — Battle of MeshedBattle · Persia ▸ Afghanistan
  20. 1730–1735 — Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–1735War

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