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Jan 1, 1499
Beginning of the Safavid Empire
The Safavid was an religious order that originally was located in a town in Persia. Isma‘il I became the leader of the order after it became militarized. Isma‘il I and his followers overthrew the Ak Koyunlu Dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1501
Isma'li becomes King
Isma‘il I was crowned king in the city of Tabriz in 1501 -
Jan 1, 1501
Shia Islam
Isma‘il Imade Shia Islam the official religion of his empire in 1501 -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1509
Conquests
Between 1503 and 1509 the Safavid Empire had taken control of many important cities from the Ottomans -
Jan 1, 1514
Battle of Chaldiran
The Ottoman ruler Selim defeated the Safavids and stopped the spread of Shia Islam. -
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
Continuation
The Safavid Empire was the beginning of present day Iran. After the death of Isma‘il the empire still remained prosperous