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The 55 pages that link to Safavid dynasty, each with the reason it gives.

• Persian miniatureRelated: Safavid court patronage supported celebrated painters and manuscript projects.

• Twelver Shi'ismRelated: Safavid rule established Twelver institutions across Iran.

• IsfahanRelated: Safavid rulers made Isfahan their capital and commissioned its defining urban monuments.

• Battle of ChaldiranRelated: Chaldiran weakened its founder’s prestige without ending the dynasty.

• MashhadRelated: Safavid patronage strengthened the shrine and expanded pilgrimage to Mashhad.

• Persian calligraphyRelated: Safavid patronage helped sustain calligraphers and manuscript arts in Iran.

• Nader ShahRelated: Its weakening and eventual collapse created the opening for Nader's ascent.

• HeratRelated: Safavid rulers contested Herat and incorporated it into their eastern frontier.

• Selim IRelated: Safavid expansion and religious rivalry framed Selim’s eastern policy.

• Persian carpetRelated: Safavid patronage helped establish court workshops and a celebrated carpet tradition.

• QizilbashRelated: Qizilbash warriors helped Shah Ismail I establish Safavid rule.

• TabrizRelated: Shah Ismail I made Tabriz the Safavid capital before the court moved east.

• Islamization of IranRelated: Safavid policies consolidated a specifically Shi'a form of Islam across Iran.

• NastaliqRelated: Safavid patronage helped sustain Nastaliq in manuscripts and court culture.

• Aq QoyunluRelated: The Safavids displaced the Aq Qoyunlu and built a more durable state across much of its former territory.

• Bairam KhanRelated: Bairam Khan spent part of his early career in Safavid service before joining Humayun.

• Bayezid IIRelated: Its rise intensified the eastern challenge inherited by Bayezid’s successor.

• HaremRelated: Safavid court households provide a distinct comparison with Ottoman royal practice.

• Shrine of Imam RezaRelated: Safavid rule intensified state patronage of the shrine and Shiite pilgrimage.

• AlevismRelated: Safavid religious influence and Ottoman rivalry shaped Anatolian communities associated with Alevism.

• Battle of KrtsanisiRelated: Its earlier Persian influence in Georgia forms part of the longer regional history behind the invasion.

• Reza AbbasiRelated: Its court provided the political setting in which Abbasi worked.

• Battle of Marj DabiqRelated: Ottoman concern over Safavid influence shaped Selim I’s eastern and southern campaigns.

• Ottoman–Mamluk WarRelated: Mamluk contacts with the Safavids fed Ottoman fears of encirclement before the invasion.

• Kamāl ud-Dīn BehzādRelated: Behzād's later career is associated with the Safavid court after Herat came under Safavid rule.

• Persian traditional musicRelated: Safavid-era court culture forms part of the broader history of Iranian music.

• Qazvin ProvinceRelated: The dynasty made Qazvin its capital before moving the court to Isfahan.

• Mirwais HotakRelated: Safavid control of Kandahar set the political conditions for Mirwais’s uprising.

• Qara QoyunluRelated: The Safavids later ruled territories once held by the Qara Qoyunlu.

• Qom ProvinceRelated: Safavid patronage strengthened Qom’s role in Shia religious life.

• RashtRelated: Safavid rule brought Gilan and Rasht into a more centralized Iranian state.

• VaraminRelated: Safavid rule later reshaped Iran’s religious and cultural landscape around Varamin.

• Guarded Domains of IranRelated: Safavid state formation renewed Persian royal titles and claims over Iran.

• LezgistanRelated: Safavid rule contributed to the region’s history before its incorporation into the Russian Empire.

• Music of IranRelated: Safavid political and religious institutions reshaped the settings in which music was performed.

• Tabriz rugRelated: Safavid court patronage helped foster the broader Persian carpet tradition associated with Tabriz.