Safavid Iran

The dynasty that made Iran a Shi'i state and Isfahan 'half the world'.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1501 – 1736

region

Persia

Core Principles & Analysis

• Ismail I established Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion.
• Shah Abbas I made Isfahan a capital of gardens and mosques.
• The dynasty fell to Afghan invasion in 1722 and ended by 1736.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Safavid dynasty