Campaigns of Ismail I

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In the early sixteenth century, Persian conqueror Shah Ismail embarked on a series of campaigns within the Greater Iran region that led to the establishment of the Safavid Empire. He was the first native Iranian monarch since late antiquity to achieve dominion over the entirety of Iran. This article provides an overview of Ismail's wars.

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