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.

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Tahmasp I 2

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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

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Humayun ally Shah Tahmasp I
Shah Tahmasp I fullName Shah Tahmasp I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tahmasp I
Safavid Empire notableRuler Shah Tahmasp I
this entity surface form: Tahmasp I
Shah Tahmasp I regnalName Shah Tahmasp I self-link