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 ...
The name “Hasht Behesht,” meaning “Eight Paradises,” evokes an image of divine splendor, and the palace lives up to its title through its remarkable architectural brilliance and intricate decorations.
"When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built a state that championed Iranian identity and Twelver Shi'ism, it prompted the more established Ottoman empire to align itself definitively with Sunni ...
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