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Location: Vladimir Vladimirskaya Oblast Russia

Persia's last two Safavi rulers, Shah Suleiman …

Years: 1684 - 1827

Persia's last two Safavi rulers, Shah Suleiman (1669-94) and Shah Sultan Husayn (1694-1722), are voluptuaries.

The eastern frontiers began to be breached once again, and in 1722 a small body of Afghan tribesmen wins a series of easy victories before entering and taking the capital itself, ending Safavi rule.