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Anthony van Dyck painted a balapush robe from this empire depicting the Aryan king Hushang crushing a dragon; that robe was gifted to Robert Shirley. (20[1])Shaykh Bahai (20[1])designed (0[1])a square called the “Exemplar of the World” in front of this dynasty’s new Ali Qapu palace. The Sackler Gallery contains a miniature painting of a ruler of this empire hugging the Mughal emperor Jahangir. A ruler of this empire curtailed the influence of the (*) red hat–wearing Qizilbash (10[1])troops and moved his capital to Isfahan. With its western neighbor, (10[1])this empire signed the Peace of Amasya after being crushed by Selim the Grim at the Battle of Chaldiran. (10[1])This empire converted to Twelver Shi’ism under its founder Ismail I. For 10 points, Shah Abbas I ruled what gunpowder empire in Iran? ■END■

ANSWER: Safavid Empire [accept the Safavid Dynasty; prompt on Persia or Iran]
<Ganon Evans, History - World - Middle Eastern&gt; ~26139~ &lt;Editor: Jordan Brownstein>
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