Shah Tahmasp I

Type Figure Region Safavid Persia Time 1514–1576 Also known as Safavid Shah Tahmasp I

Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576), second Safavid shah, ascended as a child in 1524, consolidated Shi'a state religion status, moved the capital to Qazvin, …

Timeline

1514–1550Tabriz · AzerbaijanHe ascended as a child after Ismail I died in 1524; with the support of senior ministers he consolidated the Shi'a faith system, repelled Ottoman invasions several times, and advanced court cultural construction, with early activities centered on Tabriz.
1550–1576Qazvin · IranAround the 1550s he moved the capital to Qazvin to distance it from the Ottoman frontier threat; in the 1570s he still faced the Ottomans in Iraq and Azerbaijan directions; after his death in 1576 his son Ismail II succeeded, ending a reign of half a century.

Sources

Tahmasp I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahmasp_I
Ṭahmāsp I — Roger Savory https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/tahmasp-i
Iran Under the Safavids — Roger Savory (1980)