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The oldest extant book on the genealogy of the Safavid family is Safvat as-safa
and was written in 1350 by Ibn Bazzaz, a disciple of Sheikh Sadr-al-Din Safavi, the son of the Sheikh Safi ad-din Ardabili. According Ibn Bazzaz, the Sheikh was a descendant of a noble Kurdish man named Firooz Shah Zarrin Kolah
the Kurd
from Sanjar. This locale's name is often misread as "Sanjan." It should not. Sanjan
is a town in Gujarat in India. Sanjar is just southeast of Diyarbakir
). The male lineage of the Safavid family given by the oldest manuscript of the Safwat as-Safa is:"[Sheykh] Safi al-Din Abul-Fatah Ishaaq the son of Al-Sheykh Amin al-din Jebrail the son of al-Saaleh Qutb al-Din Abu Bakr the son of Salaah al-Din Rashid the son of Muhammad al-Hafiz al-Kalaam Allah the son of ‘avaad the son of Birooz al-Kurdi al-Sanjari." Later Safavid Kings themselves claimed to be Seyyeds, family descendants of the prophet Muhammad
.
The great-grandson of Sheyk Safi, Sheik Joneyd, married Khadijeh Khanoum sister of Uzun Hassan
and daughter of Ali Beyg by his wife Theodora of Teribizond daughter of Alexios IV of Trebizond
. Heydar, son of Joneyd married Katherina daughter of Uzun Hassan by his wife Theodora daughter of Bagrationi Georgian
princess and John IV of Trebizond
. The Paternal and Maternal ancestor of Isamail I through 7 generations was Irene Palaiologina daughter of Byzantine
emprore Andronikos III Palaiologos
.
Safvat as-safa
The Safvat as-safa , also spelled Safvat al-safa or Safwat al-safa, is a hagiography of the Sufi shaykh Safi-ad-din Ardabili , founder of the Safaviya Sufi order.- Author :...
and was written in 1350 by Ibn Bazzaz, a disciple of Sheikh Sadr-al-Din Safavi, the son of the Sheikh Safi ad-din Ardabili. According Ibn Bazzaz, the Sheikh was a descendant of a noble Kurdish man named Firooz Shah Zarrin Kolah
Firuz Shah Zarrin Kolah
Firuz Shah Zarrin Kolah was an Iranian dignitary with Kurdish origin, and the seventh in the ancestral line of Shaykh Safi Ardabili, the eponym of the Safavid dynasty of Iran....
the Kurd
Kürd
Kürd or Kyurd or Kyurt may refer to:*Kürd Eldarbəyli, Azerbaijan*Kürd Mahrızlı, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Goychay, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Qabala, Azerbaijan*Qurdbayram, Azerbaijan...
from Sanjar. This locale's name is often misread as "Sanjan." It should not. Sanjan
Sanjan
Sanjan or Sangan may refer to:*Sanjan , a historic city in present-day Turkmenistan*Sanjan , a town in Gujarat named by Zoroastrian immigrants after the Sanjan in Khorasan*Sangan , a town in Balochistan province of Pakistan...
is a town in Gujarat in India. Sanjar is just southeast of Diyarbakir
Diyarbakir
Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...
). The male lineage of the Safavid family given by the oldest manuscript of the Safwat as-Safa is:"[Sheykh] Safi al-Din Abul-Fatah Ishaaq the son of Al-Sheykh Amin al-din Jebrail the son of al-Saaleh Qutb al-Din Abu Bakr the son of Salaah al-Din Rashid the son of Muhammad al-Hafiz al-Kalaam Allah the son of ‘avaad the son of Birooz al-Kurdi al-Sanjari." Later Safavid Kings themselves claimed to be Seyyeds, family descendants of the prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
.
The great-grandson of Sheyk Safi, Sheik Joneyd, married Khadijeh Khanoum sister of Uzun Hassan
Uzun Hassan
Uzun Hasan or Hassan , Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu dynasty, or White Sheep Turkmen. Hassan ruled in parts of present-day western Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia between 1453 and 1478....
and daughter of Ali Beyg by his wife Theodora of Teribizond daughter of Alexios IV of Trebizond
Alexios IV of Trebizond
Alexios IV Megas Komnenos or Alexius IV , , Emperor of Trebizond from March 5, 1417 to October 1429. He was the son of Emperor Manuel III and Gulkhan-Eudokia of Georgia.- Reign :...
. Heydar, son of Joneyd married Katherina daughter of Uzun Hassan by his wife Theodora daughter of Bagrationi Georgian
Georgian people
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
princess and John IV of Trebizond
John IV of Trebizond
John IV Megas Komnenos , was Emperor of Trebizond from 1429 to 1459. He was a son of Emperor Alexios IV of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene....
. The Paternal and Maternal ancestor of Isamail I through 7 generations was Irene Palaiologina daughter of Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
emprore Andronikos III Palaiologos
Andronikos III Palaiologos
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Latinized as Andronicus III Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341, after being rival emperor since 1321. Andronikos III was the son of Michael IX Palaiologos and Rita of Armenia...
.
See also
- Safavid DynastySafavid dynastyThe Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
- Byzantine Emperors family treeByzantine Emperors family treeThis is a family tree of all the Eastern Roman Emperors who ruled in Constantinople.Where three dates are given, the middle date is the date of accession. If an emperor reigned for more than one sitting, his lifetime dates are given followed by the dates of his reigns...