Safavid Sufi order
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The Safavid Sufi order was a Persian mystical brotherhood that evolved into a powerful political and religious movement, ultimately founding the Safavid dynasty and establishing Twelver Shi'ism as the dominant faith in Iran.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Safavid sheikhs | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystical brotherhood
ⓘ
Sufi order ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Qizilbash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| center | Ardabil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishment of Twelver Shi'ism as dominant faith in Iran ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalShift | from Sunni Sufism to Shi'a orientation ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Persian ⓘ |
| expandedInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Safi-ad-din Ardabili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicBase | Ardabil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMilitaryFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key agent in confessionalization of Iran as Shi'a ⓘ |
| ideologicalLegacy | institutionalization of Shi'ism in Iran ⓘ |
| influenced |
Safavid dynasty state ideology
ⓘ
spread of Twelver Shi'ism in Iran ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | Persian ⓘ |
| laterDoctrinalAffiliation | Twelver Shi'ism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Islamic mysticism in Iran ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Safi-ad-din Ardabili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| patronizedBy | Safavid rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | late 13th century to early modern period ⓘ |
| politicalEvolution |
evolved from Sufi brotherhood into political movement
ⓘ
transformed into a dynastic power base ⓘ |
| region | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Islamic history of Anatolia
ⓘ
Islamic history of the Caucasus ⓘ history of Shi'ism in Iran ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Shi'a Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | Sufi devotional rituals ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
instrument for establishment of Safavid rule in Iran
ⓘ
precursor of the Safavid dynasty ⓘ |
| successor | Safavid state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
mystical brotherhood
ⓘ
religious order ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Safavid sheikhs