The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era 27 October 2018, Brunei Gallery, SOAS London The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the establishment of the new Safavid regime in Iran, heir not only to the succession of leadership of the Safavid sufi order, but also to the Aq Qoyunlu dispensation of western Iran and more remotely … Continue reading The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era