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  2. Ismail I - Wikipedia

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    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).

  3. List of Safavid monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Ismail I اسماعیل یکم: Abu’l Muzaffar Shah Ismail al-Husayni al-Musavi al-Safavi Bahadur Khan ابوالمظفر شاه اسمعیل الحسینی الموسوی الصفوی بهادرخان: 17 July 1487 Ardabil, Iran: 22 December 1501 – 23 May 1524 23 May 1524 (aged 36) Near Tabriz, Iran Founded the dynasty.

  4. Safavid dynasty - Wikipedia

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    A collection of his poems in Azeri were published as a Divan. Shah Tahmasp who has composed poetry in Persian was also a painter, while Shah Abbas II was known as a poet, writing Azerbaijani verses. [33] Sam Mirza, the son of Ismail I was himself a poet and composed his poetry in Persian. He also compiled an anthology of contemporary poetry. [34]

  5. Selim I - Wikipedia

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    The Shah's letter insultingly implied that Selim's prose was the work of an unqualified writer on drugs. Selim was enraged by the Shah's denigration of his literary talent and ordered the Persian envoy to be torn to pieces. [39] Outside of their military conflicts, Selim I and Shah Ismail clashed on the economic front as well.

  6. Safavid Iran - Wikipedia

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    Ismail declares himself "Shah" by entering Tabriz; his troops in front of Arg of Tabriz, painter Chingiz Mehbaliyev, in private collection. After the decline of the Timurid Empire (1370–1506), Iran was politically splintered, giving rise to a number of religious movements. The demise of Tamerlane's political authority created a space in which ...

  7. Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    Building a strong relationship with Ismail II, he was appointed as the co-sadr (highest religious authority) with Shah Enayatollah Esfahani, who had previously served as the military chaplain under Tahmasp I. [21] Ismail II worked with Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi to undo some of the Shia Islamic customs that had been practiced since the early ...

  8. Alqas Mirza - Wikipedia

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    Alqas Mirza was born on 15 March 1516 (10 Safar 922 AH) in a winter camp near Tabriz as Shah Ismail's third son. According to a source, his name was a word play on Qisas (retaliation) referring to a desire to beat Ottomans back after Battle of Chaldiran. [1]

  9. List of Muslim states and dynasties - Wikipedia

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    Shah Ismail I, founder of Safavid dynasty. Paduspanid (665–1598) Dulafid dynasty (800–898, Jibal) Justanids (805–1004) Samanid Empire (819–999) Tahirid ...