Safavid Empire
1501–1736 Iranian Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Safavid Iran or the Safavid Empire (Persian: شاهنشاهی صفوی, romanized: Šāhanšāhi-ye Safavi) was an early modern Iranian empire.[4]
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1501–1722/1736 | |||||||||
Capital | Tabriz (1501–1555) Qazvin (1555–1598) Isfahan (1598–1736) | ||||||||
Official languages | Persian[3] Azerbaijani(palace and army) | ||||||||
Religion | Twelver Shia Islam (official) | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Shah | |||||||||
• 1501–1524 | Ismail I(first) | ||||||||
• 1732–1736 | Abbas III (last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Establishment of the Safavid order by Safi-ad-din Ardabili | 1301 | ||||||||
• Established | 1501 | ||||||||
• Hotak invasion | 1722 | ||||||||
• Reconquest under Nader Shah | 1726–1729 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 8 March 1722/1736 | ||||||||
• Nader Shah crowned | 8 March 1736 | ||||||||
Currency | Tuman, Abbasi (incl. Abazi)
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The Safavids ruled from 1501 to 1722 (experiencing a brief restoration from 1729 to 1736 and 1750 to 1773) and, at their height, they controlled all of what is now Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Armenia, eastern Georgia, parts of the North Caucasus including Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan, as well as parts of Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.