Ismail II

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Ismail II was a short-reigning Safavid shah of Iran in the late 16th century, known for his harsh rule, attempts to restore Sunni Islam, and the political turmoil surrounding his accession and mysterious death.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ismail II canonical 3
Shah Ismail II 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Safavid shah
human
monarch
associatedWith Qizilbash military elite
birthPlace Qazvin NERFINISHED
burialPlace Qazvin NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Qazvin NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath disputed
possible poisoning
centuryOfActivity 16th century
conflict internal Safavid court struggles
conflictWith Qizilbash
surface form: Qizilbash factions
countryOfBirth Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid Iran
countryOfDeath Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid Iran
countryRuled Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid Iran
deathPlace Qazvin NERFINISHED
dynasty Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid dynasty
ethnicGroup Azerbaijani language
surface form: Azeri Turkic
father Shah Tahmasp I
surface form: Tahmasp I
fullName Ismail II Safavi
givenName Ismail
governmentForm absolute monarchy
historicalPeriod Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid period
house Safavid Empire
surface form: House of Safavid
languageSpoken Azerbaijani language
surface form: Azeri Turkic

Persian
mother Sultanum Begum
notableFor attempts to restore Sunni Islam in Safavid Iran
harsh rule
political turmoil surrounding his accession
short reign as Safavid shah
suspicious and possibly violent purges of rivals
policy promotion of Sunni elements within the realm
reversal of strict Shiʿi religious policies of predecessors
positionHeld Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: Shahanshah of Iran
predecessor Shah Tahmasp I
surface form: Tahmasp I
realm Iran
reignEnd 1577
reignStart 1576
religion Islam
royalStyle Ismail II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shah Ismail II
royalTitle Shah of Iran
sibling Mohammad Khodabanda
Pari Khan Khanum
spouse Tajlu Khanum
surface form: Taklu Khanum
successor Mohammad Khodabanda

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Shah Tahmasp I successor Ismail II
Shah Tahmasp I child Ismail II
Shah of Iran positionHeldBy Ismail II
this entity surface form: Shah Ismail II
Mohammad Khodabanda predecessor Ismail II
Ismail II royalStyle Ismail II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shah Ismail II