Ismail I

Born

July 17, 1487

Died

May 23, 1524 (aged 36)

Known as

governor, monarch, military leader, head of state, politician, poet

Ismail I was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid era is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history. Under Ismail, Iran was unified under native rule for the first time since the Islamic conquest of the country eight-and-a-half centuries earlier.

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