Safavid Iran

dynasty from Safi-ad-din Ardabili generation and ruler of Safavid Iran (1501–1736)

historical empire that existed between 1501 and 1736

Persian silver coin

Silver coin

illustrated manuscript of the Shahnameh

common and official name of Iran from the Safavid era, until the early 20th century

principality

historical event

1511 uprising against the Ottomans

art of the Safavid Empire

16th century site in Qusar Region, Azerbaijan

bazaar in Ardabil, Iranian national heritage site

thumb|right|Shah Ismail I (1501-1524) watches his troops defeat the Musha'sha leader Sultan Fayyad. Album-mounted folio of Bijan's history created by [[Mo'en Mosavver, ]] The '''Musha'sha' (also spelled Mosha'sha''''; ) were a Shi'i Arab dynasty based in the town of Huwaizah in Khuzestan, ruling from 1435 to 1736. Initially starting out as a tribal confederation, they gradually transformed into a zealous Isma'ili Shi'i dynasty. The independence of the Musha'sha' was put to an end in 1508 by the Safavid shah Ismail I (), who claimed to be the only legitimate Shi'i ruler. Following this, the Mus

French missionary

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thumb|An example of Meenakari from Iran.

painting by Reza Abbasi, Metropolitan Museum of Art

religious, philosophical school of thought

kurdish emirate

thumb|A portion of the 1693 map by Robert Morden showing the Kingdom of Kakheti (Reg. de Cachet) with the town of Zagem (Zagan). Zagem or Bazari () was a town in the southeast Caucasus, in the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kakheti. It flourished from the 15th to the 17th century as a vibrant commercial and artisanal centre. In the 1550s, it became a dependency of the Karabakh–Ganja province of Safavid Iran. The fortunes of the town were reversed by Safavid military actions in the area in 1615. By the 1720s, the town had been reduced to an insignificant hamlet. The settlement was located in what

Governorate of Safavid Iran

Iranian national heritage site

term for the ruler of the Safavid dynasty of Iran

thumb|"Bahram V|Bahram Gur with the Indian Princess," [[Mohammad Zaman, 1675/76]] Farangi-Sazi (Persian: فرنگی‌سازی, lit. 'making in an Occidental manner') was a style of Persian painting that originated in Safavid Iran in the second half of the 17th century. This style of painting emerged during the reign of Shah Abbas II (r. 1642–1666), but first became prominent under Shah Solayman I (r. 1666–1694).