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Abdul Muzaffar Ismail I Safavi

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  • Name Abdul Muzaffar Ismail I Safavi  
    Birth 17 Jul 1487 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 May 1524  Tabriz Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Person ID I354602  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2009 

    Father Haydar Safavi   d. 1488 
    Mother Halima Alam Shah Begum   d. 9 Jul 1499 
    Family ID F140067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tajlu Khanum   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Tahmasp I Safavi,   b. 3 Mar 1513, Shahabad Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1576 (Age 63 years)
    +2. Abul Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza,   b. 15 Mar 1515, Tabriz Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1550, Qahqahan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Rustam Mirza,   b. 13 Sep 1517, Maragheh Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Abul Naser Sultan Sam Mirza,   b. 28 Aug 1518, Surluq Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1567, Qahqahan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +5. Abu'l Fat'h Sultan Moez od-din Bahram Mirza Mirza,   b. 7 Sep 1518, Surluq Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1550 (Age 32 years)
     6. Fulaneh Begum   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Janish Khanum,   b. 26 Feb 1507   d. 2 Mar 1533 (Age 26 years)
     8. Pari-Khan Khanum   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Khair un-nisa Khanish Khanum   d. 12 Mar 1564
     10. Zainab Khanum,   b. 1519   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Farangis Khanum,   b. 1519   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Mahin Banu Khanum,   b. 1519   d. 20 Jan 1562 (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F140066  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2001 

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    • Shahanshah of Persia

      of Iran and the founder of the Safavid Empire , which survived until 1736. Shah Ismail started his campaign in Azerbaijan in 1502, and had re-unified all of Iran by 1509. He was a Shia Muslim from Ardabil in Northwestern Iran and reigned as Sh Ism I of Ir from 1502 to 1524. He is revered as a spiritual guide in Alevism , as well as playing a key role in the rise of the Twelver branch of Shia Islam over the formerly dominant Ismaili . Ismail also, is the man who converted Iran from the Sunn to the Sh sect of Isl Ismail was also a prolific poet who, under the pen name Khat contributed greatly to the literary development of the Azerbaijani language
      The language used by Shah Ismail is not identical with that of his "race" or "nationality" and he was bilingual at birth. He was a descendant of the Sufi saint Safi Al-Din (1252-1334) of Ardabil. As such, Ism was the last in line of hereditary Grand Masters of the Safaviyeh Sufi order, prior to his ascent to a ruling dynasty. As a boy only a year old, he had lost his father Haydar Safavi Sultan , Sufi Grand Master and leader of a swelling Qizilbash Shi'i community in the Azerbaijan region of Iran who was killed in battle. Ism mother was an Aq Qoyunlu noble, Martha, the daughter of Uzun Hasan by his Pontic Greek wife Theodora, better known as Despina Hatun. Theodora was the daughter of Emperor John IV of Trebizond whom Uzun Hassan married in a deal to protect Trebizond from Ottomans.
      As legend has it, infant Ism went into hiding for several years. With his followers, he finally returned to Tabriz , vowing to make Shi'i Islam the official religion of Iran. Ism found significant support among the people of Azerbaijan as well as some parts of the Ottoman Empire , mainly in eastern Anatolia . Ismail's advent to power was due to Turkoman tribes of Anatolia and Azerbaijan, who formed the most important part of the Qizilbash movement. Centuries of Sunni rule followed by non-Muslim Mongol hegemony lent fertile ground for new teachings. In 1501, Ism I proclaimed himself Shah, choosing Tabriz , in Iran's northernmost province of Azerbaijan, as his capital. In that year he also defeated the Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turks).
      When the Safavids came to power in 1501, Shah Ismail was 14 or 15 years old, and by 1510 Ismail had conquered the whole of Iran.

      In 1510 Ism I moved against the Sunni Uzbeg tribe. In battle near the city of Merv , some 17,000 Qizilbash warriors ambushed and defeated a superior Uzbek force numbering 28,000. The Uzbek ruler, Muhammad Shaybani , was caught and killed trying to escape the battle and the shah had his skull made into a jeweled drinking goblet.
      In 1514, Selim I , the Sunni Sultan of the Ottoman Empire , attacked Ism kingdom to stop the spread of Shiism into Ottoman dominions. Selim and Ism had been exchanging a series of belligerent letters prior to the attack.
      Selim I defeated Ism at the battle of Chaldiran in 1514. Ism army was more mobile and their soldiers were better prepared but the Ottomans prevailed due in large part to their efficient modern army, and possession of artillery, black powder and muskets. Ism was wounded and almost captured in battle. Selim I entered the Iranian capital in triumph on September 7, but did not linger, a mutiny among his troops forcing him to withdraw. This saved Ism and allowed him to recover. Sultan Selim I also took Ism favorite wife hostage, demanding huge concessions for her release. Ism refused to cede to the Ottoman demands, and is said to have died of a broken heart in 23 May 1524 at the early age of thirty-six, never having seen his beloved spouse again.
      Ismail was a broken man after the battle of Chaldiran as he resorted to drinking alcohol . Ismail retired to his palace and withdrew from active participation in the affairs of the state, leaving this to his minister, Mirza Shah-Hussayn.
      Ism reign was marked by enormous conquests, shaping the map of Iran up to the present day. Baghdad and the holy Shi'a shrines of Najaf and Karbala were seized from the Ottoman Turks , lost and reconquered again.
      He was succeeded by his son Tahmasp I.
      Ism is also known for his poetry using the pen-name Khat ( Arabic : Sinner"). According to Encyclopædia Iranica , "Ismail was a skillful poet who used prevalent themes and images in lyric and didactic-religious poetry with ease and some degree of originality". He was also deeply influenced by the Persian literary tradition of Iran, particularly by the " Shahnama " of Ferdowsi , which probably explains the fact that he named all of his sons after Sh Dickson and Welch suggest that Ism "Sh Sh was intended as a present to the young Tahm After defeating Muhammad Shayb Uzbeks, Ism asked H a famous poet from Jam (Khorasan) , to write a Sh epic about his victories and his newly established dynasty. Although the epic was left unfinished, it was an example of mathnawis in the heroic style of the Sh written later on for the Safavid kings.
      He wrote in the Azerbaijani language , as most of his followers at the time spoke Turkmen Turkish , and in the Persian language . He is considered an important figure in the literary history of Azerbaijani language and has left approximately 1400 verses in this language, which he chose to use for political reasons, as most of his followers at the time spoke Turkmen Turkish. Approximately 50 verses of his Persian poetry have also survived.
      Most of the poems are concerned with love - particularly of the mystical Sufi kind - though there are also poems propagating Shi'i doctrine and Safavi politics. His other serious works include the Nasihatn a book of advice, and the unfinished Dahn a book which extols the virtues of love.
      As Ism believed in his own divinity and in his descent from 'Ali , in his poems he tended to strongly emphasize these claims:
      Yedi iqlim oldi hökm f yoluna can-ba f h kim on iki imami bildi
      ona q tac geym r m " ibn-i talib
      X yurid pi
      On all seven climes has His judgment become a decree
      Since forever all lives are forfeit for His sake
      For whoever knows twelve Imams
      It is only fitting that he shall wear the Red Crown
      For, the King of Men, Ali ibn Abu Talib
      Is the leader of Khat in his walk.
      Along with the poet Nesîmî , Khat is considered to be among the first proponents of using a simpler Azeri language in verse that would thereby appeal to a broader audience. His work is most popular in Azerbaijan , as well as among the Bektashis of Turkey . There is a large body of Alevi and Bektashi poetry that has been attributed to him. The major impact of his religious propaganda, in the long run, was the conversion of many in Iran and Azerbaijan to Shiism.
      The following anecdote demonstrates the status of vernacular Turkish and Persian in the Ottoman Empire and in the incipient Safavid state. Khat sent a poem in Turkish to the Ottoman Sultan Selim I before going to war in 1514. In a reply the Ottoman Sultan answered in Persian to indicate his contempt. Here is the excerpt from poet's letter to Sultan Selim I:
      M pirimi hak bilir qurban oluram,
      Dün do bugün ölür g i meydan.
      I know the Truth as my supreme guide,
      I would sacrifice myself in his way,
      I was born yesterday, I will die today,
      Come, whoever would die, here is the arena.
      sons
      Tahmasp I
      Prince Shahzadeh 'Abul Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza (b. in Tabriz , 15th March 1515 - k. in Qahqahan, 9th April 1550 ) Governor of Shirvan 1538-1547. He rebelled against his brother Tahmasp, captured and imprisoned at the Fortress of Qahqahan. m. Khadija Sultan Khanum, having had issue, two sons, Sultan Ahmad Mirza (k. 1568) and Sultan Farrukh Mirza (k. 1568)
      Prince Shahzadeh Sultan Rustam Mirza (b. at Maragheh , 13th September 1517 -d.?)
      Prince Shahzadeh 'Abul Naser Sultan Sam Mirza (b. at Surluq, 28th August 1518 - d. in prison at Qahqahan, December 1567) Governor-General of Khorasan 1521-1529 and 1532-1534, and of Ardabil 1549-1571. He rebelled against his brother Tahmasp, captured and imprisoned at the Fortress of Qahqahan. He had issue, two sons and one daughter. His daughter, married Prince Jésé (d. 1583) Governor of Sakki the third son of Levan King of Kakheti in Georgia .
      Prince Shahzadeh 'Abu'l Fat'h Sultan Moez od-din Bahram Mirza (b. at Surluq, 7th September 1518 - d. 16th September 1550 ) Governor of Khorasan 1529-1532, Gilan 1536-1537 and Hamadan 1546-1549. m. Zainab Sultan Khanum. He had issue, four sons and one daughter: Sultan Hassan Mirza died in his youth, Sultan Husain Mirza (d. 1567) 'Abu'l Fat'h Sultan Ibrahim Mirza (b. 1541- k.1577), Sultan Badi uz-Zaman Mirza (k.1577)
      Prince Shahzadeh Soltan Hossein Mirza (b. 11th December 1520 - d.?)
      daughters
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Fulaneh Begum, m. as his second wife, before 14th May 1513, Prince Shahzada Murad Effendi, elder son of Prince Shahzada Sultan Ahmed, Crown Prince of Ottoman Empire, son of Bayezid II .
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Janish Khanum (b. 26th February 1507 - d. 2nd March 1533 ) m. (first) at Hamadan, 24th August 1518, Sultan Mozaffar Amir-i-Dibaj (k. at Tabriz , 23rd September 1536 ), Governor of Rasht and Fooman 1516-1535, son of Amir Hisam od-din Amir-i-Dibaj.
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Pari-Khan Khanum m. in 4th October 1521, Sultan Khalil Governor of Shirvan 1523-1536, son of Sheikh Shah Sultan Ibrahim bin Farrokh Yasar.
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Khair un-nisa Khanish Khanum (b.? - d. 12th March 1564 ) m. 1537, Seyyed Nur od-din Nimatu'llah Baqi Yazdi (d. 21st July 1564 ), son of Mir Nezam od-din 'Abdu'l Baqi Yazdi.
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Shah Zainab Khanum (b. 1519 - d.?)
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Farangis Khanum (b. 1519- d.?)
      Princess Shahzadi 'Alamiyan Mahin Banu Khanum (b. 1519- d. 20th January 1562 )

      Ism greatest legacy was establishing an enduring empire which lasted over 200 years. Even after the fall of Safavids in 1722, their cultural and political influence endured through the era of Afsharid , Zand , Qajar , and Pahlavi dynasties into the modern Islamic Republic of Iran , where Shi'a Islam is still the official religion as it was during the Safavids.

      In Alevism, Shah Ismail is seen as a religious figure, and a moral spiritual leader. His teachings are in the Buyruk .



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