Realm · 1502–1737
Safavid Dynasty
Safavid Dynasty appears on the map from 1502 to 1737. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1512, it covered about 2.85 million km².
One of the realms of Safavid Empire. The Safavids began as leaders of a Sufi order in Ardabil whose Turkmen followers, the Qizilbash or red heads, revered them. In 1501 the young Ismail I captured Tabriz and declared himself shah, and he made Twelver Shia Islam the state religion, gradually converting a largely Sunni Iran.
See Safavid Dynasty on the map in 1512
- On the map
- 1502–1737
- Greatest extent
- 1512, about 2.85 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Safavid dynasty · Wikidata Q161205
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1502–1503 | 159,056 km² |
| 1504–1506 | 1.70 million km² |
| 1507–1511 | 1.74 million km² |
| 1512–1515 | 2.85 million km² |
| 1516–1518 | 2.77 million km² |
| 1519–1520 | 2.77 million km² |
| 1521–1525 | 2.77 million km² |
| 1526–1528 | 2.38 million km² |
| 1529–1533 | 2.77 million km² |
| 1534–1539 | 2.38 million km² |
| 1540–1546 | 2.43 million km² |
| 1547–1551 | 2.43 million km² |
| 1552–1555 | 2.37 million km² |
| 1556–1578 | 2.58 million km² |
| 1579–1587 | 2.58 million km² |
| 1588–1594 | 2.20 million km² |
| 1595–1599 | 2.17 million km² |
| 1600–1608 | 2.17 million km² |
| 1609–1611 | 2.63 million km² |
| 1612–1625 | 2.60 million km² |
| 1626–1635 | 2.81 million km² |
| 1636–1639 | 2.81 million km² |
| 1640–1647 | 2.59 million km² |
| 1648–1705 | 2.62 million km² |
| 1706–1708 | 2.58 million km² |
| 1709–1712 | 2.57 million km² |
| 1713–1717 | 2.03 million km² |
| 1718–1720 | 2.03 million km² |
| 1721–1726 | 1.37 million km² |
| 1727–1733 | 148 km² |
| 1734–1737 | 298 km² |