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 importance of the Safavid period (1501–1736) in Iranian history has been increasingly recognised. Iran Under the Safavids aims at providing the student and general reader, in non-technical ...

Seyyed Alasgari on Tuesday explained that the rediscovered mihrab is the mosque's original prayer niche dating back to the Safavid period, ISNA reported. Covered during the Qajar era, this mihrab had ...

The rooms on the first floor are exquisitely adorned with stucco, colorful paintings, and delicate details that reflect the rich artistic heritage of the Safavid period. One of the palace’s most ...

"Azaflı" Azerbaijani Social Support and Culture Society and the Turkic World Cultural Center held an event on the theme "Shah Ismail Khatai: Life Path and Heritage" in Ankara, Azernews reports.

Using Ottoman and Safavid histories as a counterpoint, she demonstrates the richness, ambiguity and particularity of the Mughal haram, which was pivotal in the transition to institutionalisation and ...