Shah Tahmasp I
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Shah Tahmasp I was a 16th-century Safavid shah of Iran known for consolidating Shi'a Islam as the state religion and defending his realm against Ottoman and Uzbek rivals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tahmasp I | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Safavid shah
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1514-02-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Isfahan ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ardabil ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Qazvin
ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ |
| child |
Abbas I
ⓘ
Ismail II ⓘ Mohammad Khodabanda ⓘ |
| commissionedWork |
Shahnameh
ⓘ
surface form:
Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
|
| conflict |
Ottoman–Safavid conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid Wars
wars against the Uzbeks ⓘ |
| coronationYear | 1524 ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Safavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid Iran
|
| deathDate | 1576-05-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Qazvin ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Safavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid dynasty
|
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Azeri Turkic ⓘ |
| father | Ismail I ⓘ |
| fullName |
Shah Tahmasp I
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tahmasp I
|
| house |
Safavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid order
|
| implemented | forced conversion policies to Twelver Shiism in parts of Iran ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive military strategy against the Ottomans
ⓘ
use of scorched-earth tactics against invading armies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Azeri Turkic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| mother | Tajlu Khanum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of Twelver Shia Islam as state religion of Iran
ⓘ
longest-reigning Safavid shah ⓘ |
| opponent |
Shaybanid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Shaybani Uzbeks
Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Persian carpet weaving
ⓘ
Persian miniature painting ⓘ |
| policy |
discouragement of courtly excess and wine drinking later in his reign
ⓘ
promotion of Shia clerical establishment ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Shah of Iran ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ismail I ⓘ |
| regnalName | Shah Tahmasp I self-link ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1576 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1524 ⓘ |
| religion |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
| signedTreaty | Peace of Amasya ⓘ |
| spouse | Sultanum Begum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ismail II ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ |
| treatyYear | 1555 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tahmasp I
this entity surface form:
Tahmasp I