Military of Safavid Iran (Persian: سپاه ایران. iranian army) covers the military history of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1736. It was the first Safavid king...

Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (/ˈsæfəvɪd, ˈsɑː-/), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after...

The Safavid dynasty (/ˈsæfəvɪd, ˈsɑː-/; Persian: دودمان صفوی, romanized: Dudmâne Safavi, pronounced [d̪uːd̪ˈmɒːne sæfæˈviː]) was one of Iran's most significant...

their rise to power in Iran in the 16th century, the Safavid dynasty initiated a campaign of forced conversion against the Iranian populace, seeking to...

rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. Although Abbas would preside over the apex of Safavid Iran's military, political and economic power, he...

The Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590) or Ottoman–Iranian War of 1532–1555 (Persian: جنگ ایران و عثمانی ۱۵۹۰–۱۵۷۸, romanized: Jange Irân va Osmânī 1578–1590)...

Ottoman–Safavid Wars or Ottoman–Iranian Wars were a series of wars between Ottoman Empire and the Safavid, Afsharid, Zand, and Qajar dynasties of Iran (Name...

Qizilbash tribes that helped the Safavid dynasty establish their power in Iran. Nader rose to power during a period of chaos in Iran after a rebellion by the...

The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history. Largely credited to its historically...

Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed Eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq from Safavid Iran. It marked the first Ottoman...

The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555 was one of the many military conflicts fought between the two arch rivals, the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the...

the most popular emblems of Iran. The Safavid interpretation of this symbol is believed to have been based on a combination of historical legends like...

in Safavid Iran were few in number, a development which can be traced back in dialectical fashion to the low appreciation of artillery by the Iranian army...

Wars Aksumite–Persian wars Military of Safavid Iran Persian–Uzbek wars Ottoman–Persian Wars Military of Afsharid Iran Mughal–Persian Wars Russo-Persian...

of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of the...

1613) was an Iranian general and statesman of Georgian origin who, initially a gholām ("military slave"), rose to high office in the Safavid state. Iskandar...

eight years long Iran–Iraq War. Many Iranian military commanders and administrators were (Islamized) Georgians. Many members of the Safavid and Qajar dynasties...

The history of Ottoman–Safavid relations (Persian: روابط عثمانی و صفوی) started with the establishment of the Safavid dynasty in Persia in the early 16th...

the collapse of the Safavid state. The small band of warriors under local warlord Nader Qoli of the Turkoman Afshar tribe in north-east Iran were no more...

The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1616–1618 was a brief war between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran. After the Ottoman–Safavid war (1603–1612), the Ottomans...

of Tabriz was a military conflict during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1612). As a result of a successful siege, Tabriz was returned to the Safavids after...

province of Safavid Iran, centered on the territory of the present-day Armenia. Erivan (Yerevan) was the provincial capital and the seat of the Safavid governors...

1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu...

successful military commander who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty in 1736, and proclaimed himself Shah. During Nader's reign, Iran reached...

Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639 was the last of a series of conflicts fought between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, then the two major powers of Western...

The siege of Isfahan (Persian: سقوط اصفهان) was a six-month-long siege of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, by the Hotaki-led Afghan...

Khan (Persian: گنجعلیخان or گنج علی خان; died 1624) was a military officer in Safavid Iran, who served as governor in various provinces and was known...

and politics of northwestern Iran in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, but today it is best known for having given rise to the Safavid dynasty. While...

1668 – 9 September 1727) was the Safavid shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722. He was the son and successor of Shah Suleiman (r. 1666–1694). Born and...

Tiflis. His victory proclaimed the restoration of Iranian military power in the region formerly under Safavid domination. Fisher et al. 1991, p. 329. Miller...