Ismail ibn Haydar

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Ismail ibn Haydar, better known as Shah Ismail I, was the founder of the Safavid dynasty and the first Shah of Iran, who established Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion in the early 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Safavid ruler
Shah of Iran
founder of dynasty
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Ismail I
Shah Ismail I
linked to: Ismail I
birthDate 1487-07-17
birthPlace Ardabil
Azerbaijan region
Safavid Sufi order center in Ardabil
capitalEstablishedAt Tabriz
child Alqas Mirza
Bahram Mirza
Sam Mirza
Tahmasp I
linked to: Shah Tahmasp I
conflictWith Ottoman Empire
Uzbek Shaybanids
linked to: Shaybanid dynasty
countryOfCitizenship Iran
deathDate 1524-05-23
deathPlace Tabriz
dynasty Safavid dynasty
linked to: Safavid Empire
era early 16th century
ethnicGroup Azeri Turkic
father Haydar Safavi
founded Safavid dynasty
linked to: Safavid Empire
languageSpoken Azerbaijani Turkic
Persian
linked to: Persian language
madeStateReligion Twelver Shi'ism
linked to: Twelver Shia
madeStateReligionOf Iran
memberOf Safavid Sufi order
mother Martha (Alamshah Begum)
notableBattle Battle of Chaldiran
notableFor establishing a centralized Iranian monarchy
imposing Twelver Shi'ism across Iran
unifying Iran as a territorial state
occupation poet
patronOf Persian literature
Shi'a clerics
arts
penName Khatai
positionHeld Shah of Iran
predecessor Aq Qoyunlu rulers of Iran
linked to: Aq Qoyunlu
reignEnd 1524
reignStart 1501
religion Twelver Shi'ism
linked to: Twelver Shia
spouse Tajlu Khanum
successor Tahmasp I
linked to: Shah Tahmasp I
wroteInLanguage Azerbaijani Turkic
Persian

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Ismail I alsoKnownAs Ismail ibn Haydar