Tawakal also displayed a Safavid gun -- one of the smallest in his collection -- and, in his words, "with a story that goes back a long, long time." ...

The Safavid dynasty (defined by the Sackler as 1501-1722), which takes its name from the Safavid order of Sufism, saw a flowering of art, culture and architecture, particularly under its most ...

The Safavid Dynasty, a Golden Age in Iran, witnessed a cultural flowering under the charismatic Isma'il and and his son Tahmasp, the first two Shahs of the dynasty. This essay is a short history of ...

Nightmare of Zahhak (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, 16th Century - folio: 26.9 x 17.4 cm (10 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.).

The exhibition 'Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran' has opened at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and will be on view in MIA's Sheikh Saoud Gallery until April 20, 2024, highlighting ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty, rulers of the Persian empire between the 16th and 18th centuries.In 1501 Shah Ismail, a boy of fifteen, declared himself ruler of Azerbaijan.