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- Safavid_dynasty abstract "The Safavid dynasty (Persian: سلسلهٔ صفويان; Azerbaijani: Səfəvilər, صفویلر) was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Persia (modern Iran), and "is often considered the beginning of modern Persian history". They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires after the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning points in Muslim history. The Safavids ruled from 1501 to 1722 (experiencing a brief restoration from 1729 to 1736) and at their height, they controlled all of modern Iran, Azerbaijan and Armenia, most of Georgia, the North Caucasus, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, as well as parts of Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Safavid Iran was one of the Islamic "gunpowder empires", along with its neighbours, its arch rival the Ottoman Empire, and Mughal Empire.The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safaviyya Sufi order, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Azerbaijan region. It was of mixed ancestry (Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, and Turkmen which included intermarriages with Georgian, Circassian, and Pontic Greek dignitaries). From their base in Ardabil, the Safavids established control over all of Greater Iran and reasserted the Iranian identity of the region, thus becoming the first native dynasty since the Sassanid Empire to establish a unified Iranian state.Despite their demise in 1736, the legacy that they left behind was the revival of Persia as an economic stronghold between East and West, the establishment of an efficient state and bureaucracy based upon "checks and balances", their architectural innovations and their patronage for fine arts. The Safavids have also left their mark down to the present era by spreading Shi'a Islam in Iran, as well as major parts of the Caucasus, Anatolia, Central Asia, and South Asia.".
- Safavid_dynasty capital Isfahan.
- Safavid_dynasty capital Qazvin.
- Safavid_dynasty capital Tabriz.
- Safavid_dynasty dissolutionYear "1736".
- Safavid_dynasty foundingYear "1501".
- Safavid_dynasty governmentType Theocracy.
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- Safavid_dynasty capital Isfahan.
- Safavid_dynasty capital Qazvin.
- Safavid_dynasty capital Tabriz.
- Safavid_dynasty commonLanguages "*Persian *Azerbaijani".
- Safavid_dynasty commonName "Safavid dynasty".
- Safavid_dynasty continent "Asia".
- Safavid_dynasty conventionalLongName "Safavid Dynasty of Persia".
- Safavid_dynasty country "Persia".
- Safavid_dynasty currency "691236.0".
- Safavid_dynasty dateEvent "1722".
- Safavid_dynasty dateEvent "1726".
- Safavid_dynasty datePost "1736-10-01".
- Safavid_dynasty datePre "1301".
- Safavid_dynasty event "Hotaki Invasion".
- Safavid_dynasty event "Reconquest under Nader Shah".
- Safavid_dynasty eventPost "Nader Shah crowned".
- Safavid_dynasty eventPre "Establishment of the Safaviyya by Safi-ad-din Ardabili".
- Safavid_dynasty flag "Flag of Iran".
- Safavid_dynasty flagP "Marashiyan government 1359-1582 AD.png".
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- Safavid_dynasty flagS "Black flag.svg".
- Safavid_dynasty flagS "Nader Shah Flag.svg".
- Safavid_dynasty flagS "Ottoman Empire1517-1844.svg".
- Safavid_dynasty flagType "Flag".
- Safavid_dynasty footnotes "a State religion.".
- Safavid_dynasty governmentType Monarchy.
- Safavid_dynasty governmentType Theocracy.
- Safavid_dynasty hasPhotoCollection Safavid_dynasty.
- Safavid_dynasty imageCoat "Lion and Sun Emblem of Persia.svg".
- Safavid_dynasty imageFlag "Safavid Flag.svg".
- Safavid_dynasty imageMap "The maximum extent of the Safavid Empire under Shah Abbas I.png".
- Safavid_dynasty imageMapCaption "The Safavid Empire under Shah Abbas the Great".
- Safavid_dynasty leader "Abbas III".
- Safavid_dynasty leader "Ismail I".
- Safavid_dynasty legislature Council_of_State.
- Safavid_dynasty nativeName "سلسلهٔ صفويان".
- Safavid_dynasty nativeName "Ṣafawīyān Irân".
- Safavid_dynasty officialNamesOfCountry "Persia".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Afrasiab dynasty".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Ak Koyunlu".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Kia'i dynasty".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Marashiyan".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Mihrabanids".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Paduspanids".
- Safavid_dynasty p "Timurid dynasty".
- Safavid_dynasty region "Middle East".
- Safavid_dynasty religion "Twelver Shia Islama".
- Safavid_dynasty s "Afsharid dynasty".
- Safavid_dynasty s "Baghdad Eyalet".
- Safavid_dynasty s "Basra Eyalet".
- Safavid_dynasty s "Hotaki dynasty".
- Safavid_dynasty s "Mosul Eyalet".
- Safavid_dynasty statArea "2850000".
- Safavid_dynasty status "Empire".
- Safavid_dynasty symbol "Emblem of Iran".
- Safavid_dynasty symbolType "Emblem".
- Safavid_dynasty titleLeader List_of_kings_of_Persia.
- Safavid_dynasty yearEnd "1736".
- Safavid_dynasty yearLeader "1501".
- Safavid_dynasty yearLeader "1732".
- Safavid_dynasty yearStart "1501".
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:Alid_dynasties.
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:History_of_Islam.
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:Iranian_dynasties.
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:Muslim_dynasties.
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:Safavid_dynasty.
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:Shia_Muslim_dynasties.
- Safavid_dynasty subject Category:States_and_territories_established_in_1501.
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