Origins of Modern Iran: Safawid Dynasty

<p>The Safawid Dynasty, which ruled Iran from 1501 to 1736, marked the beginning of modern Iranian history.&nbsp;At its height, it controlled all of what is now&nbsp;Iran,&nbsp;Azerbaijan,&nbsp;Bahrain,&nbsp;Armenia, eastern&nbsp;Georgia, parts of the&nbsp;North Caucasus&nbsp;including&nbsp;Russia,&nbsp;Iraq,&nbsp;Kuwait, and&nbsp;Afghanistan, as well as parts of&nbsp;Turkey,&nbsp;Syria,&nbsp;Pakistan,&nbsp;Turkmenistan and&nbsp;Uzbekistan. The period was extensively documented by scholars, western travellers, in literary works and commercial and political records. There are surviving buildings, monuments, coins, pottery, carpets, paintings, metalwork, and illustrations.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb meets Professor Andrew Newman to find out more about this fascinating history.</p><br><p>This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p>Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians including Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=tudors&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TUDORS</a>. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=tudors&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here &gt;</a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> &gt;</p><br><p>For more <em>Not Just The Tudors</em> content, subscribe to our <em>Tudor Tuesday </em>newsletter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here &gt;</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>