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Ismail I

Type Figure Region Persia Time 1487–1524 Also known as Founder of the Safavid dynasty

Founder-shah of the Safavid dynasty, he established himself at Tabriz in 1501, unified the Iranian plateau's political order through Shia faith, and …

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  1. 1487–1510Tabriz · IranFrom a Safavid Sufi family, he captured Tabriz in 1501 and proclaimed himself shah, mobilizing Turkmen tribes with Shia ideology, swiftly unifying Iran's core and establishing a new dynasty.
  2. 1511–1520Isfahan · IranDefeated by Ottoman Selim I at Chaldiran in 1514, hampered by inferior firearms, he nonetheless consolidated the Shia state religion through diplomacy and local governance, continuing to eliminate remnant separatist forces.
  3. 1521–1524Tabriz · IranHis health declined in later years; he died at Tabriz in May 1524, and his ten-year-old son Tahmasp succeeded, entering a new reign period for the Safavid regime under a regency.

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