Safavid Empire

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Persian dynasty early modern state empire

The Safavid Empire was a major early modern Persian dynasty that established Twelver Shi'a Islam as the state religion and ruled much of Iran and the surrounding region from the early 16th to the 18th century.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
Safavid Empire canonical 72
Safavid dynasty 58
Safavid Iran 28

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian dynasty ⓘ
early modern state ⓘ
empire ⓘ
alliedWith Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
capital Isfahan ⓘ
Qazvin ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ
commonLanguage Azerbaijani ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
conflict Mughal–Safavid Wars ⓘ
Ottoman–Safavid conflict ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman–Safavid Wars
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
currency abbasi ⓘ
shahi ⓘ
demiseCause Afghan invasions ⓘ
internal decline ⓘ
dynasty Safavid Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Safavid dynasty
endTime 1736 ⓘ
establishedShiaAsStateReligionOf Iran ⓘ
followedBy Afsharid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Afsharid dynasty

Hotak dynasty ⓘ
Qajar Iran ⓘ
surface form: Qajar dynasty

Zand dynasty ⓘ
foundedBy Ismail I ⓘ
foundingEvent proclamation of Ismail I as Shah of Iran ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
knownFor Persian art and architecture ⓘ
carpet weaving ⓘ
development of Shia clerical establishment ⓘ
lastRuler Sultan Husayn ⓘ
notableCity Isfahan ⓘ
Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form: Shiraz

Tabriz ⓘ
notableRuler Abbas I ⓘ
Abbas II ⓘ
Ismail I ⓘ
Safi I ⓘ
Shah Tahmasp I ⓘ
surface form: Tahmasp I
officialLanguage Persian ⓘ
partOf Islamic world ⓘ
Persianate world ⓘ
precededBy Aq Qoyunlu ⓘ
Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid Empire
religion Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
startTime 1501 ⓘ
stateReligion Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
territoryIncludes Armenia ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
eastern Turkey ⓘ
surface form: eastern Anatolia

parts of Central Asia ⓘ

Referenced by (199)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Azerbaijanis → historicalState → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Timurid dynasty → followedBy → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Timurid dynasty → hasSuccessorState → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Gunpowder Empires → refersTo → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Gunpowder Empires → includesEmpire → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Persian Jews → historicalPresenceInDynasty → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Islamic world → hasHistoricEmpire → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Humayun → soughtRefugeIn → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Greater Iran → historicallyLinkedTo → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Persians → associatedEmpire → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Safavid Empire → dynasty → Safavid Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Iranian Azerbaijan → historicalEmpire → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Iranian Azerbaijan → wasAdministrativeCenterOf → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Empire (early period)
Khanate of Bukhara → borderedBy → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Hotak dynasty → predecessor → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Erzurum, Turkey → partOf → Safavid Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Erzurum
this entity surface form: Safavid Empire (historically)
Persian → associatedWithEmpire → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Persian → historicalDynasty → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Iranian plateau → wasCoreRegionOf → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Mughal dynasty → tradePartner → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Tabriz → wasCapitalOf → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Empire (intermittently)
Khorasan → historicalEra → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Mirza → usedByDynasty → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Nader Shah → birthCountry → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Iran
Isfahan → formerCapitalOf → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Isfahan → historicalPeriodOfFlourishing → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Qazvin, Iran → historicalEra → Safavid Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Qazvin
this entity surface form: Safavid period
Shahanshah of Persia → usedInDynasty → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Timur Shah Durrani → birthPlace → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Iran
Afsharid Empire → precededBy → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Oghuz → ancestorOfDynasty → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavids
Shah Tahmasp I → countryRuled → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Iran
Shah Tahmasp I → dynasty → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Shah Tahmasp I → house → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid order
Muhammad Akbar → soughtAsylumAt → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid court
Muhammad Akbar → associatedWith → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Persia
Muhammad Akbar → laterCourt → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid court in Persia
Padishah → usedIn → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Caravanserai → associatedWith → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Principality of Samtskhe → borderedBy → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Iran
Kingdom of Kakheti → conflictedWith → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Kakheti → vassalOf → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Ottoman territorial expansion → opposedBy → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Persia → associatedEmpire → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Ottoman–Safavid conflict → conflictBetween → Safavid Empire ⓘ
Persian miniature painting → flourishedIn → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid period
Persian culture → historicalPeriod → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Persian carpet → hasHistoricalPeriodOfFlourishing → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid dynasty
Battle of Chaldiran → conflictBetween → Safavid Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Safavid Iran
Battle of Chaldiran → belligerent → Safavid Empire ⓘ