The origins of this dynasty are traced surprisingly to a small Islamic Sufi order. Reaching its peak at the turn of the 17th century under the rule of Shah Abbas I, the dynasty posed as a longstanding nemesis to the Ottoman sultanate serving to divert the empire's attention 
The origins of this dynasty are traced surprisingly to a small Islamic Sufi order. Reaching its peak at the turn of the 17th century under the rule of Shah Abbas I, the dynasty posed as a longstanding nemesis to the Ottoman sultanate serving to divert the empire's attention from its European borders. With capital at Isfahan, FTP, name this dynasty that ruled over Persia until the beginning of the 18th century.
The origins of this dynasty are traced surprisingly to a small Islamic Sufi order.
{Safavid} dynasty