Tahmasp I
| Tahmasp I | |
|---|---|
| Shah of Iran | |
 Portrait of Shah Tahmasp I. Inscribed "Tammas Pers". Painted by Cristofano dell'Altissimo, dated 1552-1568 | |
| Reign | 1524 – 1576 |
| Predecessor | Ismail I |
| Successor | Ismail II |
| Born | 22 February 1514 |
| Died | 14 May 1576 (aged 62) |
| Spouse | Sultanum Begum, Mahinbanu Khanum, and others |
| Issue | Mohammad Khodabanda, Ismail II, Pari Khan Khanum, and others |
| Father | Ismail I |
| Mother | Tajlu Khanum |
| Religion | Twelver Shia Islam |
Tahmasp I (1514–1576) was the second ruler of the Safavid Iran. He became shah in 1524 after his father Ismail I. Tahmasp ruled for more than fifty years, the longest of any Safavid ruler. He fought wars against the Ottoman Empire and the Uzbeks, moved the capital to Qazvin, and supported Persian art and calligraphy.
Tahmasp married several wives, including Sultanum Begum and Mahinbanu Khanum. His children included Mohammad Khodabanda, who later became shah, Ismail II, and his daughter Pari Khan Khanum, who played an important role in court politics. He died in 1576, and his son Ismail II became shah.
References
- ↑ H. R. Roemer, “The Safavid Period,” in Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6 (Cambridge University Press, 1986), Internet Archive
- ↑ Andrew Peacock, The Memoirs of Shah Tahmasp I (I.B. Tauris, 2024), Google Books
- ↑ Roger Savory, Iran under the Safavids (Cambridge University Press, 1980), Internet Archive
- ↑ Colin Paul Mitchell, “Ṭahmāsp I,” Encyclopaedia Iranica (2009)
- ↑ D. T. Potts, Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era (Oxford University Press, 2014)