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Ismail I

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Ismail I
Shah of Iran
Reign22 December 1501 – 23 May 1524
SuccessorTahmasp I
Viziers
  • Amir Zakariya
  • Mahmud Jan Daylami
  • Najm-e Sani
  • Abd al-Baqi Yazdi
  • Mirza Shah Hossein
  • Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi
Born(1487-07-17)17 July 1487
Ardabil, Aq Qoyunlu
Died23 May 1524(1524-05-23) (aged 36)
Tabriz, Safavid Iran
Burial
Spouse
  • Tajlu Khanum
  • Behruzeh Khanum
Issue
  • Tahmasp I
  • Sam Mirza
  • Alqas Mirza
  • Bahram Mirza
  • Khanesh Khanum
  • Parikhan Khanum
  • Mahin Banu Soltanum
  • Farangis Khanum
  • Shah Zaynab Khanum
Full name
Abu'l-Moẓaffar Ismā'īl ibn Shaykh Ḥaydar ibn Shaykh Junayd
Regnal name
Shah Ismail I
DynastySafavid dynasty
FatherShaykh Haydar
MotherAlemshah Halime Begum
ReligionShia Islam

Ismail I (17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524), was the Shah of the Safavid dynasty of Persia from 1501 until his death in 1524. He started the Safavid dynasty and was the effective founder who went on to unite most of Persia for the first time since the Sassanids and establish Shia Islam as the main religion.