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Safavid

Safavid: /sah fah"weed/, n.

a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia from c1500 to 1736.

Also, Safawid /sah fah"weed/.

[1910-15; < Ar safawi, adj. deriv. of Safi al-Din Ishaq, ancestor of royal house + -ID¹]

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Safavid — noun A Muslim dynasty in Iran and Iraq in the 16th to 18th centuries … Wiktionary
Safavid art — refers to art in Persia (Iran) during the dynasty of the same name (1501 1722), a high point for the art of the book and architecture; other art at the time included ceramics, metal and glass. While of course nourished by Persian culture, the… … Wikipedia

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Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) — Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639 Part of the Ottoman–Persian Wars Map of the Safavid state. The area of Mesopotamia, permanently lost to the Ottoma … Wikipedia
Mughal–Safavid War (1649–1653) — Mughal–Safavid War Date 1649–1653 Location Afghanistan Result Safavids recapture Kandahar Territorial changes Kandahar is … Wikipedia
Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618) — Ottoman–Safavid War of 1603–1618 Part of the Turco–Persian Wars Date 1603–1618 Location Mesopotamia (Iraq), South Caucasus … Wikipedia
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Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590) — Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590 Part of the Ottoman–Persian Wars Date 1578–1590 Location Mesopotamia (Iraq), Caucasus … Wikipedia

Culture of Iran — Safavid era painting kept at The Grand Shah Abbas Caravanserai Hotel in Isfahan To best understand Iran, Afghanistan, their related societies and their people, one must first attempt to acquire an understanding of their culture. It is in the… … Wikipedia