1. Safavid - Noun
2. Safavid - Adjective
Safavid (not comparable)
Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Synonym: Safavi
A member of the Safavid dynasty.
Synonym: Safavi
(informal) An Iranian.
Synonym: Safavi
But in 938 AH, in response to growing Safavid power, Shaikh Mohamed the Elder moved permanently to Bastak as his grandfather had done. Source: Internet
He was aware of the loyalties of the inhabitants of the previous capitals Isfahan and Shiraz to the Safavid and Zand dynasties respectively, and was wary of the power of the local notables in these cities. Source: Internet
Following diplomatic exchanges, the Sultan demanded from the Safavid Shah that Bayezid be either extradited or executed. Source: Internet
By this same time, the once powerful Persian Safavid Empire to its south was heavily declining. Source: Internet
In the Safavid dynasty of Iran, "both the wandering dervishes of 'low' Sufism" and "the philosopher-ulama of 'high' Sufism came under relentless pressure" from powerful cleric Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (d1110/1699). Source: Internet
It is reported that they embraced Shia Islam between the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century, during the Safavid period. citation http://fletcher. Source: Internet