Ismail II

Ismail II Safavi
In Azerbaijani language: Şah II İsmayıl
Shah of Safavid Empire
Coronation1576
PredecessorTahmasib I
SuccessorMuhammad Khudabanda
BornIsmail Mirza
1533
Qazvin
Died1577
Qazvin
Full name
Shah Ismail II ibn Shah Tahmasib I ibn Shah Khatai Ismail I al-Safavi
FatherTahmasp I
MotherMavzilli Sultan
ReligionShia Islam (1533-1576)
Sunni Islam (1576-1577)
OccupationShah

Ismail II (Persian: اسماعیل دوم; Born Ismail Mirza; 31 May 1537 – 24 November 1577) was the third Shah of Safavid Iran from 1576 to 1577. In November of 1577, Ismail unexpectedly died. It is believed his sister, Pari Khan Khanum, poisoned him.