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Safavid, a. and n.|ˈsæfəvɪd|
Also Safawid.
[ad. Pers. ṣafawī (see Sophy1) + patronymic suff. -id.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to a ruling dynasty in Persia (1501–1736).
B. n. A member of this dynasty.
1911Encycl. Brit. XXI. 233/2 By the fall of the Safawid dynasty Persia lost her race of national monarchs. 1957Ibid. XVII. 574/1 The Safawid dynasty did not actually come to an end until Nadir Shah usurped the throne in 1736. 1972Country Life 20 Jan. 155/3 The numerous flasks of wine for which the Safavid Kings had such a weakness. 1975New Yorker 13 Oct. 31/3 ‘This is not a catalogue,’ Mr. Ross said, ‘because many of the objects now on view will help you sort out the Timurids from the Safavids.’ |