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2 Shahi - Isma'il I Safavi Qazwin mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1503-1512 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Isma'il I founded the Safavid state in 1501 and immediately imposed Twelver Shi'a Islam as the official religion — a decision that fractured the Islamic world and put Safavid Iran on a permanent war footing with Ottoman Sunni orthodoxy. Qazwin served as a significant administrative center during his reign before his grandson Tahmasp I formally moved the capital there in 1555.
The 2 Shahi denomination corresponds to the early Safavid monetary reorganization built around the shahi as the base silver unit. Issues from Isma'il's reign predate the standardization that later mints would achieve under his successors.