They emerged from the wreckage of the Mongol empire much like the Ottoman and Mughal, specifically in the Persian Middle East.

They formed from the Shi'ite theology and tye Sufis, they eventually created their empire and government based around these religious ideas.

It started as a peaceful idea because of these religious ideas, as the Sufi Mysticism reinforced peace.

The tensions with the Turks arose after the fall of the Mongol as the Safavid wanted to purify them by converting them to Islam. They defeated the in the battle of Chaldiran in 1501.

They eventually captured the city of Tabriz and set it up as their capital.

The leader of the empire was the Shah who was often viewed as a divine deity.

The next class was the nobles who often served as advisors to the Shah. Another part of the nobility was The merchant class did in fact have power and included people of different ethinicities suchs as Armenians and Indians.

The artisans and peasants did not have power.

The government eventually shifted to a centralized theocracy where all the power lies with the Shah and the nobles who are seen as religious leaders.

They maintained diplomatic relations with the west. Two englishmen, Robert and Anthony Sherley helped train the Safavid army in the European model. They also sent ambassadors to France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands.

They created a central religion which everyone was suppose to follow which was Shia Islam.

They gained Iranian and Ottoman land through conquest and wars which helped expand their empire.

They government collapsed to do the lack of a successor to Shah Abbas I due to his fear of plotting. This eventually caused the demise of the Safavid Empire.