Sultan Selim’s reign saw a huge expansion of the Ottoman Empire ... annexed Northern Iraq and Eastern Anatolia from the Safavid Empire, thus incorporating it into the ever-expanding Ottoman ...

writes Tarek Osman For over 250 years and since the days of the Safavid Empire, expansion to the eastern Mediterranean has been an Iranian strategic objective. And the fact that this century Iran ...

This green oasis was established under the orders of Shah Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid dynasty. Though much of the original garden has vanished over time, the surrounding park remains one of ...

Over time, the mosque underwent significant expansion and renovations under different dynasties, each leaving its distinct mark on the structure. The Seljuk rulers (1038-1194) added two iwans to the ...