The Safavids were descended from Sheikh Safi al-Din of…………head of the Sufi order of Safaviyyeh.
a) Azerbaijan
b) Kirghizstan
c) Afghanistan
By the………century Sheikh Safi’s successors had become increasingly militant.
a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 15
In 1501……., the then Safavid leader, waged a campaign against Ottomans with enough support from Kizilbash-local Turkmens.
a) Shah Ismail
b) Nur al-Din
c)al-Mahdi
Shah Ismail annexed………..
a) Shiraz
b) Baghdad
c) Herat
d) all of these
In 1524 Shah Ismail was succeeded by his son
a) Tahmasp
b) Sam Mirza
c) Alqas Mirza
d) Bahram Mirza
Abbas-I was brought to throne in………
a) 1512
b) 1432
c) 1588
d) 1724
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