Safavid dynasty
dynasty from Safi-ad-din Ardabili generation and ruler of Safavid Iran (1501–1736)
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Summary
Safavid dynasty is a dynasty[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,458 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Turkic[3]
- Religion or worldview: Twelver Shiism[4]
- Country: Safavid Iran[5]
- Instance of: tribe[6]
- Official language: Persian[7], Turkic[8]
- Founder: Ismail I[9], Safi-ad-din Ardabili[10]
- Followed by: Afsharid dynasty[11]
- Commons category: Safavid dynasty[12]
- Inception: 1501[13]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1736[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Safavid dynasty[15]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], History of Ming[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[18]
- Participant in: Siege of Tabriz[19]
- Demonym: Safavid[20], صفوي[21]
- Native label: صفویان[22], صفویلر[23]
- Different from: Safavid Iran[24], Safavid order[25], Saffarid dynasty[26], Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736[27]
- Official religion: Twelver Shiism[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- P14541: 4Ie98w[30]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Safavid dynasty include Safavid Iran[31], a historical country[32], in Safavid Iran[33], founded in 1501[34].
Why It Matters
Safavid dynasty has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Safavid Iran[31], a historical country[32], in Safavid Iran[33], founded in 1501[34].