The Ottomans, the Safavids, and the War for the Muslim World, 1501-1514

<p>The Muslim world was a vast and diverse place, home to a variety of traditions and schools of thought. The Safavids began as a brotherhood of Sufi mystics, but soon transformed themselves from a religious order to the seeds of a powerful extremist state in Iran under the leadership of a teenaged prodigy, Shah Ismail I. A clash with the Ottomans and Selim the Grim was inevitable.</p><p><br></p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors:</p><p><strong>Upstart</strong> - Go to <a href="http://upstart.com/tides" target="_blank">upstart.com/tides</a> to find out how low your rate could be today.</p><p><strong>Quip</strong> - Visit <a href="http://quip.com/tides" target="_blank">quip.com/tides</a> and you can get your first refill for FREE.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>