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The continuing war with the Ottoman Empire, started with initial success during Abbas the Great's reign, but ended with the defeat of Iran and the Treaty of Zuhab, which returned much of Iran's conquests in Mesopotamia to the Ottomans.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1611","date":"1611"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Isfahan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42053"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"11 May 1642","date":"1642-05-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Kashan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240475"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Safavid Iran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18234383"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"shah","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184299"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"monarch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Princess Tinatin of Kakheti","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26923652","start":"1634"},{"text":"Anna Khanum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26924019"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"list of Safavid monarchs (28 January 1629 – 2 May 1642)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20110796","start":"1629-01-28","end":"1642-05-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safi_of_Persia","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Safi of Persia born?","a":"Safi of Persia was born on 1611 in Isfahan."},{"q":"What positions has Safi of Persia held?","a":"Positions held by Safi of Persia include: list of Safavid monarchs (1629–1642)."}],"related":[{"name":"Abbas the Great","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abbas-the-great"},{"name":"Suleiman I of Persia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/suleiman-i-of-persia"},{"name":"Ismail I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ismail-i"},{"name":"Abbas II of Persia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abbas-ii-of-persia"},{"name":"Ismail II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ismail-ii"},{"name":"Tahmasp I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tahmasp-i"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/safi-of-persia-7e4522605e.jpg","width":500,"height":650,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Adam Olearius","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shah_Safi_(1883955).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Safi of Persia","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safi_of_Persia","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q355327","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355327","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Shah Safi (1883955).jpg by Adam Olearius (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shah_Safi_(1883955).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Safi of Persia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Shah Safi (1883955).jpg — Adam Olearius, Public domain.","cite":"\"Safi of Persia\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/safi-of-persia. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:57:40Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/safi-of-persia","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/safi-of-persia","ne":null}}