Offers images of Safavid period carpets and details their size.

Traces the origins of the Safavids from the 14th century ancestry of Shaykh Safi ad Din and describes Ismail's governing sadr and qizilbash.

Details the embattled Safavid empire and the attacks sustained by the Ghilzai, Zand, Kajar, and Uzbeg tribes.

Describes the Safavid, Mughal, and Mamluk empires and describes the seizure of Northwest Iran by Ismail from Aq Quyunlu.

Explores the impact of the adoption of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of the Safavids. Describes the representation of Iran in history.

Features an impressive catalog of oil paintings, artifacts, and photographs depicting the Qajar epoch of Safavid courtly art.

Details the work of the court painter under Shah Abbas I and provides an example of his miniature painting.

Furnishes an overview of the militant Shi'ite dynasty founded by Shah Ismail. Also profiles Shah Abbas I and Nadir Shah.

Offers an in-depth history of the Safavid dynasty and details the reign of Shah Abbas and the eventual Afghan tribal victories over the empire.

Offers images of the Safavid capital, Isfahan and details the renowned Shah Abbas I. Offers a background on Shi'ism.

Furnishes a brief overview of the Safavid state and describes its religious militancy as a reaction to the sullying of Islam by the Mongols.

Describes the genesis of the Safavids from a Sufi mystical branch to a militant, arms-bearing Shi'ite force. Details the King of Tabriz.

Features enlargeable images of miniature paintings depicting the Safavid occupation of Tabriz under the leadership of Shah Ismail.