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The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safavid order of Sufism, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Iranian Azerbaijan region. [6] It was an Iranian dynasty of Kurdish origin, [ 7 ] but during their rule they intermarried with Turkoman , [ 8 ] Georgian , [ 9 ] Circassian , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and Pontic Greek [ 12 ] dignitaries ...
Simply Iran was also used. [47] The phrase mulk-i vasi' al-faza-yi Iran ("the expansive realm of Iran") is used in both the 17th-century chronicle Khold-e barin and the 1680s travelogue Safine-ye Solaymani by the Safavid ambassador to Siam. This recurring expression highlights the authors' pride and recognition of their homeland.
The emergence of the Safavid state and its adoption of Shia Islam as the official faith was a pivotal moment that significantly affected both Iran and the surrounding Sunni-majority regions. [47] The conversion to a state-sponsored religion, in this case Shia Islam, provided the bond required to hold together the fundamental elements of Safavid ...
The battle between the young Ismā'īl and Shah Farrukh Yassar of Shirvan. Ismail I was born to Martha and Shaykh Haydar on July 17, 1487, in Ardabil.His father, Haydar, was the sheikh of the Safavid tariqa (Sufi order) and a direct descendant of its Kurdish founder, [16] [17] [18] Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252–1334).
The Safavid order, (Persian: طریقت صفویه) also called the Safaviyya (Persian: صفویه), was a Sufi order [1] [2] founded by the Kurdish [3] [4] mystic Safi-ad-Din Ardabili (1252–1334 AD).
2.6 Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) ... Today, the term Iranian Jews is mostly used in reference to Jews who are from the country of Iran.
Soltan Hoseyn was born in 1668 in the royal harem. [3] He was the eldest son of Shah Solayman (r. 1666–1694) and a Circassian woman. He had the same upbringing as his father, being raised in the royal harem, and thus having limited life experience and more or less no expertise in the affairs of the country. [4]
The Battle of Hamadan in 1503 was a conflict between the Safavid Empire, led by Shah Ismail I and the Aq Qoyunlu, commanded by Güzel Ahmad. [1] The battle occurred near the city of Hamadan in Western Persia. [2]