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Safi of Persia

1611 - 1642

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Sam Mirza (Persian: سام میرزا) (1611 – 12 May 1642), known by his dynastic name of Shah Safi (Persian: شاه صفی), was the sixth shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1629 to 1642. Abbas the Great was succeeded by his grandson, Safi. A reclusive and passive character, Safi was unable to fill the power vacuum which his grandfather had left behind. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Safi of Persia has received more than 186,301 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Safi of Persia is the 2,121st most popular politician (up from 2,239th in 2019).

The Safavid dynasty ruled Persia from 1501 to 1722. The Safavid Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. They were known for their military strength and for their cultural and artistic achievements.

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  • 31

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Safi of Persia ranks 2,121 out of 15,577Before him are Tomoe Gozen, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Guillermo Lasso, Empress Xiaoyichun, Eugène Edine Pottier, and Rudolph of France. After him are Emperor Annei, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Magnus IV of Sweden, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Svatopluk I of Moravia, and Hyejong of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1611, Safi of Persia ranks 7Before him are Pope Innocent XI, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Chongzhen Emperor, Evliya Çelebi, Johannes Hevelius, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne. After him are Marie Louise Gonzaga, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Jan Fyt, Carlo Rainaldi, and Willem van de Velde the Elder. Among people deceased in 1642, Safi of Persia ranks 6Before him are Galileo Galilei, Cardinal Richelieu, Marie de' Medici, Guido Reni, and Saskia van Uylenburgh. After him are Dmitry Pozharsky, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Pieter van Laer, Friedrich Kettler, and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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