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Death of Ismail I

Type Event Region Asia Time 1524

In May 1524, Safavid founder Ismail I died in Tabriz at about thirty-six. Since the 1514 Battle of Chaldiran, the ruler who had unified the Iranian P…

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  1. 1514–1524Iranian Plateau · IranAfter losing the 1514 Battle of Chaldiran to Ottoman Sultan Selim I, Ismail I rarely led large armies east again, instead indulging in court life and drinking; his health and mental state steadily worsened, foreshadowing his early death.
  2. 1524Tabriz · East AzerbaijanOn May 23, 1524, Ismail I died in Tabriz. The ruler who had risen with the Qizilbash seven tribes and founded a Shi'a Persian empire ended his generation, and the Safavid regime entered a new phase of a child ruler and powerful regents.

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