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Full name
	Abu'l-Moẓaffar Ismā'īl ibn Shaykh Ḥaydar ibn Shaykh Junayd
Regnal name
	Shah Ismail I

Ismail I
Ismail I
Shah of Iran
Reign	22 December 1501 – 23 May 1524
Successor	Tahmasp I
Viziers	Amir Zakariya; Mahmud Jan Daylami; Najm-e Sani; Abd al-Baqi Yazdi; Mirza Shah Hossein; Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi;
Born	17 July 1487; Ardabil, Aq Qoyunlu
Died	23 May 1524 (aged 36); Tabriz, Safavid Iran
Burial	Sheikh Safi Shrine Ensemble
Spouse	Tajlu Khanum; Behruzeh Khanum;
Issue	Tahmasp I; Sam Mirza; Alqas Mirza; Bahram Mirza; Khanesh Khanum; Parikhan Khanum; Mahin Banu Soltanum; Farangis Khanum; Shah Zaynab Khanum;
Full name
Full name
	Abu'l-Moẓaffar Ismā'īl ibn Shaykh Ḥaydar ibn Shaykh Junayd
Regnal name
	Shah Ismail I
Dynasty	Safavid dynasty
Father	Shaykh Haydar
Mother	Alemshah Halime Begum
Religion	Shia Islam

Ismail I (17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524), was the Shah of the Safavid dynasty of Persia from 1501 until his death in 1524. He started the Safavid dynasty and was the effective founder who went on to unite most of Persia for the first time since the Sassanids and establish Shia Islam as the main religion.