Safaviyeh
Safaviyeh
Rothé
<catset>Category="Sufi orders"</catset><b>Safaviyeh</b> was the name of the <a href="Sufism">Sufi</a> order founded by the Persian Mystic <a href="Shaikh">Sheikh</a> <a href="Safi Al-Din">Safi Al-Din</a> of Ardabil (<a href="1252">1252</a>-<a href="1334">1334</a>).<p>The Safaviyeh Order gained political and military power culminating in the foundation of the <a href="Persian Empire">Persian</a> <a href="Safavids">Safavid Dynasty</a> (<a href="1501">1501</a>-<a href="1722">1722</a>).