Eastern Iran and nearby sections of Central Asia were ruled by the rival Timurid dynasty. In 1488, the Shaykh Haydar, the leader of the Safavid order ... Tahmasp became a great patron of the arts. An ...

The Safavid dynasty, which rose to power in the 16th ... This move consolidated clerical power, with religious leaders assuming significant roles in both religious and political affairs.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty, the rulers of early modern ... Persia became a cultural centre, producing many great artists and thinkers. With:Robert GleaveProfessor ...

The great founder of the Safavid dynasty Shakh Ismayil Khatai I became one of the most powerful ruler in the Azerbaijani history. Living between 1487 and 1524, Shah Ismail is considered as the ...

Intricately patterned Persian carpets are renowned the world over, with the Safavid period considered one of the high points of the art form. But because relatively fewer have survived, other ...

The building was known as Kolah Farangi for its kiosk architecture. At the time of the Safavid dynasty the city of Qazvin was the capital city of Iran. At Qajar dynasty the palace was rebuilt by ...

In “Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles From the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (comprising the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M.

during the much later Safavid dynasty. Caravanserai is a compound word combining “caravan” with “sara or serai” . The former stands for a group of travelers and Sara mean the building. They often had ...

The palace complex is one of the oldest in the Iranian capital, originally built during the Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) in the historic walled city. Following extensions and additions, it received its ...