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Ismail II

Safavid Shah of Iran from 1576 to 1577
Person human Q123088

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
August 31, 1533
Date of death
November 24, 1577
Place of birth
Qom
Place of death
Qazvin
Country of citizenship
Safavid Iran[11]
Occupation
monarch, astronomer, poet
Position held
list of Safavid monarchs[12]
Religion or worldview
Islam[13]
Father
Tahmasp I[9]
Mother
Sultanum Begum[10]
Sibling
Mohammad Khodabanda, Zeynab Begum, Pari Khan Khanum, Suleiman Mirza, Haydar Mirza Safavi, Maryam Begum[33][34][35][36][37][38]
Cause of death
opioid overdose, poison[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Azerbaijani, Persian[26][27]
Allegiance
Safavid Iran[22]
Family
Safavid dynasty[15]
Family name
Safavi[20]
Given name
Ismail[21]
Manner of death
homicide[25]
Medical condition
substance dependence[24]
Military branch
Military of the Safavid dynasty[16]
Name in native language
İsmayıl II, شاه اسماعیل دوم[30][31]
Nickname
إسماعيل ديوانه, عادلي[28][29]
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P14608
128697105[39]
Participated in conflict
Ottoman-Safavid War[19]
Place of burial
Imamzadeh Husayn[8]
Place of detention
Qahqaheh Castle[32]
Relative
Ismail I[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ismail Mirza en Ismail II ar إسماعيل الثاني ar إسماعيل ميرزا cs Ismá‘íl II. de Ismail II. de Ismail II el Ισμαήλ Β΄ της Περσίας es Ismaíl Mirza es Ismaíl II fa شاه اسماعیل دوم fr Ismail II fr Ismaïl II he שאה אסמאעיל השני hi इस्माईल द्वितीय hu II. Iszmáíl perzsa sah hu Ismail II id Ismail Mirza it Ismail II it Scià Isma'il II
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
000000005484033X
VIAF cluster ID
40435371
Library of Congress authority ID
nr96008222
GND ID
128697105
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shah Ismail II hunting. Frontispiece. Isma'il II Shahnama. Attributed to Ali Asghar. Qazvin, 1576-77.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00505699
DDB person (GND) ID
128697105
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128697105
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ismail-II
FAST ID
1826467
Freebase ID
/m/0f5vd4
Genealogics.org person ID
I00303845
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987009841561005171
Numista ruling authority ID
4162
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
ismail-ii
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmxY8HrCGP7WjDm68Rh73

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 5
Mohammad Khodabanda, Pari Khan Khanum, Zeynab Begum, Haydar Mirza Safavi, Suleiman Mirza
Occupation 3
poet, monarch, astronomer
Siblings 3
Mohammad Khodabanda, Pari Khan Khanum, Haydar Mirza Safavi
Cause of death 2
poison, opioid overdose
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Persian, Azerbaijani
Parent of 2
Tahmasp I, Sultanum Begum
← Sponsor 2
Ali Asghar, Ahmad Mashhadi
Allegiance 1
Safavid Iran
Country of citizenship 1
Safavid Iran
Family 1
Safavid dynasty
Father 1
Tahmasp I
Given name 1
Ismail
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
homicide
Medical condition 1
substance dependence
Military branch 1
Military of the Safavid dynasty
Mother 1
Sultanum Begum
Participated in conflict 1
Ottoman-Safavid War
Place of birth 1
Qom
Place of burial 1
Imamzadeh Husayn
Place of death 1
Qazvin
Place of detention 1
Qahqaheh Castle
Position held 1
list of Safavid monarchs
Relative 1
Ismail I
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Marcenod
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Summary

Ismail II was born on August 31, 1533[1], in Qom[2]. He died on November 24, 1577[3], in Qazvin[4]. He worked as a monarch[5], astronomer[6], and poet[7].

FAQs

Where was Ismail II born?

Ismail II was born in Qom[2].

Where did Ismail II die?

Ismail II passed away in Qazvin[4].

Who were Ismail II's parents?

Ismail II's father was Tahmasp I[9]. Ismail II's mother was Sultanum Begum[10].

What did Ismail II do for work?

Ismail II worked as a monarch[5], astronomer[6], and poet[7].

Related Entities

Ismail I Mohammad Khodabanda Tahmasp I

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  1. 7d ago · Pataliputra! · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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