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1487–1524 · founder and first shah of Safavid Iran

Also known as: Ismail I., Hatayi, Ismail Safavi, Khatai, Schah Ismayil Khatai, Shāh Ismā'il Abu'l-Mozaffar bin Scheich Haydar bin Scheich Dschunayd Safawī

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Hatâyı̂ dîvânı
Hikaye-yi Şah İsmail, yani Şah İsmailin tariki tevellüt ve terbiyesi ile müteaddit ahvalinin beyanı ve söylemiş olduğu beyitleri
Shāh Ismāʻīl Ṣafavī
Dīvān-i Khaṭāʾī
Shāh Ismā'īl Khaṭā'ī