The Safavid Empire

1501-1723

1501: Ismail becomes shah of Persia, founding the Safavid Empire

1508: Ismail conquers Baghdad and defeats the Uzbeks

1555: Ottoman-Safavid peace

1587-1629: Reign of Shah Abbas I

1638: Truce between Safavids and Ottomans

1723: Safavid Empire collapses

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