They spoke Middle Persian which is different from persian today.
the lsmail founds the safavid dynasty in 1501
Yes, they did control the Safavid Empire.
The Safavid (not Salavid) Empire was ruled by the Safavid dynasty.
The Safavid Dynasty
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221 years :)
Ancient Chinese, no one knows for sure what it sounds like.
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The Safavid dynasty
Under the Safavid dynasty, Iran started to become a Twelver Shi'a nation, beginning with the first Shah, Ismail I. The official name of the dynasty is the Safavid Royal Dynasty of Iran (Persian: سلسلۀ صفویۀ ایران).
the founder of the Safavid dynasty which survived until 1736.