Shah Tahmasp I of Persia

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:ageAtAccession 10
gptkbp:birthDate 22 February 1514
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shahabad,_Iran
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ardabil,_Iran
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ismail_II
gptkb:Mohammad_Khodabanda
gptkb:Pari_Khan_Khanum
gptkbp:coronationDate 23 May 1524
gptkbp:deathDate 14 May 1576
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Qazvin,_Iran
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Safavid_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ismail_I
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Safavid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shah Tahmasp I of Persia
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Tajlu_Khanum
gptkbp:notableEvent Religious reforms
Commissioned the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Diplomatic relations with Mughal Empire
Fought against Ottoman invasions
Fought against Uzbek invasions
Promotion of Persian art and miniature painting
Received Humayun, Mughal emperor, as a refugee
Relocation of capital to Qazvin
Suppression of Qizilbash factions
Treaty of Amasya (1555)
gptkbp:notableFor patron of the arts
Conflict with the Ottoman Empire
Conflict with the Uzbeks
Longest reigning Safavid Shah
Tahmasp's Shahnama (illustrated manuscript)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ismail_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 14 May 1576
gptkbp:reignStart 23 May 1524
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sultan-Agha_Khanum
gptkb:Sultanum_Begum
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ismail_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:Shahanshah
Padishah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sultan_Suleiman_the_Magnificent
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5