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Also Known As Ṣafī od-Dīn
Born 1253 • Ardabīl • Iran
Died September 12, 1334 (aged 81) • Ardabīl • Iran
Founder Ṣafavīyeh
Subjects Of Study Ṣafavīyeh

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king of Persia
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king of Persia
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king of Persia
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Ferdowsī (lower left corner) with three poets in a garden, miniature from a Persian manuscript, 17th century; in the British Library
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Shāpūr II, gold coin, 4th century; in the British Museum, London.
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king of Persia
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