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Ismail I

Ismail I (Persian: اسماعیل یکم, romanized: Ismāʿīl; 17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid era is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history. Under Ismail, Iran was unified under native…

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Born
17 July 1487 Ardabil, Aq Qoyunlu
Burial
Sheikh Safi Shrine Ensemble, Ardabil, Iran
Conflicts
Safavid conquest of Shirvan Battle of Jabani Battle of Gulistan Siege of Baku · Battle of Jabani · Battle of Gulistan · Siege of Baku · Safavid - Aq Qoyunlu Wars Battle of Sharur Battle of Hamadan (1503) Siege of Tabriz (1501) Capture of Erzincan Capture of Erzurum Conquest of Armenia Conquest of Fars Conquest o…
Died
23 May 1524(1524-05-23) (aged 36) Near Tabriz, Safavid Iran
Dynasty
Safavid
Father
Shaykh Haydar

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related to Royal ideology · 67
Ismail I → Abbas Amanat, According, Afrasiyab, Afrasiyab's, After Ismail, Ali, Alid, At, Babur, Bahram, Book, Both Muhammad Shaybani, Bukhara, Central, Central Asia, Chaldiran, For, From, God, God’s
related to Origins · 36
Ismail I → Ali, Aq Qoyunlu, Ardabil, Despina Khatun, Emperor Alexios IV, Emperor John IV, Empire, Georgia, Gilan, Grand Masters, Halima Begum, His, In, Ismail, July, Khadija Begum, King Alexander, Kurdish, Mahdi, Ottoman Turks
Conflicts · 34
Ismail I → Battle of Baghdad (1508), Battle of Chaldiran, Battle of Diyarbakir (1511), Battle of Erzincan (1507), Battle of Gulistan, Battle of Hamadan (1503), Battle of Jabani, Battle of Marv, Battle of Sharur, Battle of Teleti, Campaign of Trabzon (1505), Campaign of Trabzon (1510), Capture of Bayburt (1514), Capture of Erzincan, Capture of Erzurum, Capture of Kerman, Capture of Nakhchivan, Conquest of Armenia, Conquest of Diyarbakir, Conquest of Fars
related to Ismail's poetry · 31
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related to Architecture · 28
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related to European perception · 18
Ismail I → Altissimo, Christianity, Christians, Cristofano, Elogia, Europeans, Florencian, Hysmael Sophus, Ismail, It, Italian, Ottomans, Paolo Giovio, Sage, Shah Ismail, Shah Ismail's, Sultan Ismail, This
related to Policies · 15
Ismail I → Anatolia, Another, Iranians, Ismail, Ismail I's, Ismail's, Muslim, One, Ottoman, Qizilbash, Roger Savory, Safavid, Safavid Iran, The, The Qizilbash
related to Literature · 10
Ismail I → According, Azerbaijani, Azeri, But, Hamid Arasly, In, Ismail, Ismail II, Safavid, Shah Ismail
see also · 6
Ismail I → Campaigns, Iran, Ismail IIranian AzerbaijanisSafavid, ShiismSeven Great Poets, Sunnism, Turkic-languages
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Ismail I → Ismail, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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ismail safavid shah iran also iranian ismail's qizilbash tabriz persian one ottoman son aq qoyunlu tahmasp mirza made battle order

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Ismail IBorn17 July 1487 Ardabil, Aq Qoyunlu1.00infobox
Ismail IBurialSheikh Safi Shrine Ensemble, Ardabil, Iran1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsSafavid conquest of Shirvan Battle of Jabani Battle of Gulistan Siege of Baku1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Jabani1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Gulistan1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsSiege of Baku1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsSafavid - Aq Qoyunlu Wars Battle of Sharur Battle of Hamadan (1503) Siege of Tabriz (1501) Capture of Erzincan Capture of Erzurum Conquest of Armenia Conquest of Fars Conquest o…1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Sharur1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Hamadan (1503)1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsSiege of Tabriz (1501)1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsCapture of Erzincan1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsCapture of Erzurum1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsConquest of Armenia1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsConquest of Fars1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsConquest of Persian Iraq1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsCapture of Kerman1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsCapture of Nakhchivan1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsConquest of Yazd1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsConquest of Diyarbakir1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsSafavid conquest of Arab Iraq Battle of Baghdad (1508)1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Baghdad (1508)1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsSafavid–Mamluk Hostility Battle of Diyarbakir (1511)1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Diyarbakir (1511)1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsPersian–Uzbek wars Battle of Marv1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Marv1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsYazidi uprising1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsTurkoman invasions of Georgia1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsOttoman–Persian Wars Şahkulu rebellion Battle of Chaldiran Campaign of Trabzon (1505) Battle of Erzincan (1507) Campaign of Trabzon (1510) Capture of Bayburt (1514) Siege of Kem…1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsŞahkulu rebellion1.00infobox
Ismail IConflictsBattle of Chaldiran1.00infobox

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