Safavid establishment of Twelver Shi'ism in Iran (1501–1722)

1. Isma'il I proclaims Safavid rule in Tabriz

   Jan 1, 1501Labels: Isma'il I, Tabriz

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Islam

2. Twelver Shi'ism declared the state religion

   Jan 1, 1501Labels: Twelver Shi'ism, Isma'il I

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge Core

3. Battle of Chaldiran checks Safavid western expansion

   Aug 23, 1514Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Empire

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   • Britannica Islam

4. Tahmasp I continues long conversion project

   Jan 1, 1524Labels: Tahmasp I, Twelver Shi'ism

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   • Cambridge Core

5. Peace of Amasya defines an Ottoman–Safavid frontier

   May 29, 1555Labels: Peace of, Ottoman Empire

   • Peace Amasya

6. Shah Abbas I begins major military reorganization

   Jan 1, 1588Labels: Shah Abbas, Ghulams

   • Ottoman Safavid War
   • Britannica Iran

7. Treaty of Constantinople marks a Safavid low point

   Mar 21, 1590Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire

   • Treaty 1590

8. Isfahan becomes the Safavid capital

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Isfahan, Shah Abbas

   • Britannica Iran
   • Met Museum

9. Safavids capture Baghdad during renewed Ottoman war

   Jan 14, 1624Labels: Baghdad, Shah Abbas

   • Baghdad 1624
   • Ottoman Safavid War

10. Treaty of Zuhab fixes long-term Iran–Ottoman borders

    May 17, 1639Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire

    • Treaty Zuhab
    • Ottoman Safavid War

11. Hotaki victory at Gulnabad opens road to Isfahan

    Mar 8, 1722Labels: Battle of, Hotaki dynasty

    • Gulnabad
    • Britannica Afghan

12. Siege and fall of Isfahan ends effective Safavid rule

    Oct 23, 1722Labels: Siege of, Shah Sultan

    • Siege Isfahan
    • Britannica Afghan