Ismail I

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Ismail I was the founder and first Shah of the Safavid dynasty, who established Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion of Iran and laid the foundations of the modern Iranian state in the early 16th century.

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Shah Tahmasp I father Ismail I
Safavid Empire foundedBy Ismail I
Safavid Empire notableRuler Ismail I
Shah Tahmasp I predecessor Ismail I