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Ismail I

1487 - 1524

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Ismail I (Persian: اسماعیل, romanized: Ismāʿīl; 17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid era is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history. Under Ismail, Iran was unified under native rule for the first time since the Islamic conquest of the country eight-and-a-half centuries earlier. Ismail inherited leadership of the Safavid Sufi order from his brother as a child. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ismail I is the 120th most popular writer (down from 100th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Iran (down from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Writer.

Ibn Ismail is most famous for his work on the "Treatise on the Astrolabe" and the "Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology". The "Treatise on the Astrolabe" is a mathematical text that explains how to use an astrolabe, a type of ancient astronomical instrument. The "Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology" is a text that explains how to use an astrolabe to predict future events.

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Among writers, Ismail I ranks 120 out of 7,302. Before him are Anatole France, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, André Gide, Theodor Herzl, Hafez, and Rainer Maria Rilke. After him are Mario Vargas Llosa, Federico García Lorca, Muhammad Iqbal, Ivo Andrić, Naguib Mahfouz, and Jane Austen.

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Among people born in 1487, Ismail I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Julius III. After him are John Zápolya, Pedro de Mendoza, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Bernard van Orley, Michael Stifel, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Anna of Brandenburg, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, Petru Rareș, and Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1524, Ismail I ranks 2. Before him is Vasco da Gama. After him are Claude of France, Giulia Farnese, Hans Holbein the Elder, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Joachim Patinir, Marko Marulić, Salaì, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, and Andrea Solari.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ismail I ranks 16 out of 631. Before him are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), Ali Khamenei (1939), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Esther (-600), and Hafez (1325). After him are Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Ulugh Beg (1394), Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Cambyses II (-550), and Al-Tabari (839).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Ismail I ranks 3. Before him are Abu Nuwas (762), and Hafez (1325). After him are Ferdowsi (940), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Jami (1414), Shams Tabrizi (1185), Doris Lessing (1919), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Attar of Nishapur (1145), and Magtymguly Pyragy (1733).

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