1598 ⟶ Abbas I Transfers Safavid Capital to Isfahan

Abbas I moves Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 159...
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🕌 Safavid Dynasty Unites Iran and Establishes Shia Islam

Safavid dynasty reunifies Iran and rules over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.⟶
Safavid Dynasty Unites Iran and Establishes Shia Islam (1501)
Shia IslamSafavid DynastyDynastyReligious ConversionPolitical UnificationIslamic WorldShah
IranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

👑 Ismail I's Death and Tahmasp I's Accession

Ismail I, the founder of Safavid dynasty, dies and Tahmasp I becomes king.Gun-wielding Ottoman Janissaries and defending Knights of Saint John at the siege of Rhodes in 1522, from an Ottoman manuscript⟶
Ismail I's Death and Tahmasp I's Accession (1524)
Safavid DynastyOttoman EmpirePersian EmpireSuccessionShahIslamic WorldPolitical Transition
IranIran

⚰️ Death of Safavid Shah Tahmasp I

Tahmasp I, Safavid shah, dies.⟶
Death of Safavid Shah Tahmasp I (1576)
Safavid DynastyShahDeathSuccessionIslamic World
IranIran

👑 Abbas I Ascends to the Safavid Throne

The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.⟶
Abbas I Ascends to the Safavid Throne (1587)
Safavid DynastyAbbas IPolitical HistoryPersian EmpireShahPolitical LeadershipImperialismRise of Empires
IranIran

🏢 Abbas I Transfers Safavid Capital to Isfahan

Abbas I moves Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.⟶
Abbas I Transfers Safavid Capital to Isfahan (1598)
Safavid DynastyAbbas ICapital CityGovernanceUrban Development
IranIran