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  2. Safavid Iran - Wikipedia

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    One of the first actions performed by Shāh Ismā'īl I of the Safavid dynasty was the proclamation of the Twelver denomination of Shīʿa Islam as the official religion of his newly founded Persian Empire, causing sectarian tensions in the Middle East when he destroyed the tombs of the Abbasid caliphs, the Sunnī Imam Abū Ḥanīfa al ...

  3. Safavid dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Safavid Shāh Ismā'īl I established the Twelver denomination of Shīʿa Islam as the official religion of the Persian Empire, marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam. [5] The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safavid order of Sufism, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Iranian ...

  4. Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) - Wikipedia

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    Starting in 1514, for over a century the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran were engaged in almost constant warfare over control of the South Caucasus and Mesopotamia.The two states were the greatest powers of West Asia, and the rivalry was further fueled by dogmatic differences: the Ottomans were Sunnis, while the Safavids were staunch Shia Muslims, who were seen as heretics by the Ottomans.

  5. List of Safavid monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Herat, Safavid Iran (modern-day Afghanistan) 1 October 1588 – 19 January 1629 19 January 1629 (aged 57) Ashraf, Iran He came to the throne with the help of qezelbash rulers. Early peace with the Ottoman Empire and buying time to reorganize the government and the army. Moved the capital of the Safavid dynasty from Qazvin to Isfahan. Attack on ...

  6. Ottoman–Persian Wars - Wikipedia

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    Name of the war Sultan of Ottoman Empire Shah of Persian Empire Treaty at the end of the war Victorious Empire Battle of Chaldiran (1514) Selim I: Ismail I: None Ottoman Empire War of 1532–1555: Suleiman I: Tahmasp I: Treaty of Amasya (1555) Ottoman Empire [1] War of 1578–1590: Murad III: Mohammad Khodabanda, Abbas I: Treaty of ...

  7. History of Iran - Wikipedia

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    The main change occurred in the beginning of the 16th century, when Ismail I founded the Safavid dynasty and initiated a religious policy to recognize Shi'a Islam as the official religion of the Safavid Empire, and the fact that modern Iran remains an officially Shi'ite state is a direct result of Ismail's actions. [citation needed]

  8. Military of Safavid Iran - Wikipedia

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    The Tofangchi-aghasi (also spelled tufangchi-aqasi and otherwise known as tofangchi-bashi) was the commander of the Safavid Empire's musketeer corps. The tofangchi-aghasi was assisted by numerous officers, i.e. minbashis , yuzbashis , dahbashis , as well as an administrative staff (i.e. vizier , mostoufi ), who dealt with the muster rolls . [ 25 ]

  9. Safi-ad-Din Ardabili - Wikipedia

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    Over the following 170 years, the Safaviyya Order gained political and military power, finally culminating in the foundation of the Safavid dynasty which established control over parts of Greater Iran and reasserted the Iranian identity of the region, [16] [a] thus becoming the first native dynasty since the Sasanian Empire to establish a ...