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Safavid Iran

Safavid Iran, also known as Safavid Persia, was a Persian empire ruled by the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722, founded by Shah Esmāʿīl I.

Safavid miniature painting

Safavid miniature painting is Persian manuscript illustration and standalone painting in Iran during Safavid rule (1501–1722), producing celebrated works such as the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp.

Sep 24, 2026

Safavid order

The Safavid order (صفویه) was a Sufi order founded in Ardabil, Iran, in 1301 by Safi al-Din, which became a militant Shia movement and gave rise to the Safavid dynasty.

Safavid postal and courier system

The Safavid postal and courier system, known as chapar (چاپار), was Safavid Iran's express mounted courier service, used mainly to relay government messages and orders.

Safavid silk and metal-thread textiles of Isfahan

Safavid silk and metal-thread textiles of Isfahan are luxury silk brocades and velvets woven in Isfahan from 1598 to 1722, known for gold brocade called zarbaft.

Safavid silk textiles

Safavid silk textiles are the silks, velvets, and silk carpets produced in Iran under the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722, the high point of Iranian loom weaving.

Safavid state administrative system

The Safavid state administrative system (دولت صفوی) was the centralized bureaucracy of Safavid Iran, led after Shah Abbas I by a grand vizier and known from late manuals.

Safavid tazkira tradition

The Safavid tazkira tradition is the body of Persian biographical anthologies, called tazkiras (تذکره), recording poets' lives and verses in the Safavid era (906–1135 AH).

Safavid velvet

Safavid velvet is the cut and voided silk velvet woven in Iran under the Safavid dynasty, 1501 to 1722, for royal tents, garments, and gifts.

Safaviyya

The Safaviyya (سلسله صفویه) was a Sufi order founded in Ardabil, Iran, by Safi al-Din, which became the ruling Safavid dynasty when Shah Isma'il took power in 1501.

Safdar Ali Khan

Safdar Ali Khan (صفدر علی خان) was Nawab of the Carnatic from 1740 to 1742, recognized by the Marathas after his father's death and later assassinated.

Safdar Hashmi (1954–1989), Indian playwright, poet, and CPI(M) activist, co-founded Jana Natya Manch (Janam) street theatre group in 1973; killed 1 January 1989 performing Halla Bol in Jhandapur, Sahibabad; commemorated through Sahmat and Studio Safdar.

Safdar Mir

Safdar Mir, full name Mohammad Safdar Mir (1922–1998), was a Pakistani journalist, poet, playwright, and critic in Lahore, best known for his weekly 'Zeno' column in The Pakistan Times and later Dawn.

Safdie brothers

The Safdie brothers, Josh Safdie (born 1984) and Benny Safdie (born 1986), are American filmmakers from New York City known for Daddy Longlegs, Good Time, and Uncut Gems.

Safe

A safe is a secure steel container protecting contents against theft or fire, secured by a key lock, combination dial, or electronic lock, with capability defined by independent certification standards.

Safe (1995 film)

Safe (1995) is Todd Haynes's second feature drama, starring Julianne Moore as Carol White, a San Fernando Valley housewife with environmental illness who retreats to a New Mexico clinic; a $1 million indie later named the 1990s' best film by Village Voice critics.

Safe (2012 film)

Safe is a 2012 American action thriller directed by Boaz Yakin, starring Jason Statham as a former cage fighter protecting a math prodigy in New York.

Safe (TV series)

Safe (2018) is an eight-episode British thriller limited series created by Harlan Coben and written by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington, Audrey Fleurot, and Marc Warren. A widowed pediatric surgeon searches a gated community for his missing daughter Jenny. Premiered May 10, 2018 on Netflix, also on C8 in France.

Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act

California SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act by Senator Scott Wiener, required safety testing, protocols, and shutdown capability for models costing over $100 million to train; passed 2024, vetoed by Newsom September 29, 2024.

Safe Conduct

Safe Conduct (Okhrannaia gramota, also rendered The Preservation Certificate) is an autobiographical book by the Russian poet Boris Pasternak on how he became a poet, written 1927–1931.

Safe Drinking Water Act

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the 1974 United States federal law authorizing the EPA to set national health-based standards for the nation's public drinking water supply.

Oct 15, 2026

Safe fall

Safe fall is a set of control strategies that helps humanoid robots fall with minimal damage to themselves, nearby people, and objects, introduced at ICRA 2009.

Safe Fleet

Safe Fleet Holdings LLC is a provider of safety and productivity solutions for fleet vehicles, formed in 2013 in Belton, Missouri, and sold to Clarience Technologies in 2024.

Safe Harbor (2025 TV series)

Safe Harbor is a 2025 Dutch-Belgian crime thriller series by Ozark co-creator Mark Williams, also titled Safe Harbour in Ireland, following Rotterdam hackers Marco and Tobias recruited by the Irish mob Walsh family to hack Europe's largest port; eight episodes on Videoland and Streamz, starring Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, Charlie Murphy, and Colm Meaney.

Safe Haven (film)

Safe Haven is a 2013 American romantic drama thriller directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel and based on Nicholas Sparks' 2010 novel.

Safe House (2012 film)

Safe House is a 2012 American action thriller starring Denzel Washington as a rogue CIA operative and Ryan Reynolds as the rookie agent guarding him.