Safavid Empire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Safavid_Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:area	2,800,000 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Isfahan gptkb:Tabriz gptkb:Qazvin
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Abassi
gptkbp:dissolved	1736
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Safavid_dynasty
gptkbp:established	1501
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Safavid_flag
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Ismail_I
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Safavid Empire
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Persian gptkb:Azerbaijani
gptkbp:militaryConflict	gptkb:Ottoman–Safavid_Wars gptkb:Mughal–Safavid_War gptkb:Safavid–Portuguese_conflicts
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Ali_Qapu_Palace gptkb:Chehel_Sotoun gptkb:Shah_Mosque gptkb:Sheikh_Lotfollah_Mosque
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Astarabad gptkb:Baghdad gptkb:Baku gptkb:Basra gptkb:Tehran gptkb:Derbent gptkb:Ganja gptkb:Isfahan gptkb:Kerman gptkb:Mashhad gptkb:Qom gptkb:Shiraz gptkb:Tabriz gptkb:Ardabil gptkb:Tabas gptkb:Hamadan gptkb:Kashan gptkb:Qazvin gptkb:Yazd Herat Kandahar
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Chaldiran gptkb:Capture_of_Baghdad_(1624) gptkb:Fall_of_Isfahan_(1722)
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Ismail_I gptkb:Suleiman_I gptkb:Sultan_Husayn gptkb:Abbas_I gptkb:Tahmasp_I
gptkbp:population	8 million (est. 17th century)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Aq_Qoyunlu
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:religiousPolicy	Shia Islam as state religion
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Afsharid_dynasty gptkb:Hotak_dynasty gptkb:Ottoman_Empire gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Early_Modern_Period gptkb:Oghuz_Turkic gptkb:Imam gptkb:Circassian_Mamluks gptkb:Persianate_societies gptkb:noble_family gptkb:Nadir_Shah gptkb:Iranian gptkb:Islamic_civilization gptkb:Mughal_Empire gptkb:Shirvan gptkb:Timurid_Empire gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kartli gptkb:Near_East gptkb:Suleiman_the_Magnificent gptkb:Shahanshah gptkb:Padshah gptkb:Sheikh_ul-Islam gptkb:Greater_Iran
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5