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6 Shahi - Ismail I Safavi
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1507 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (thuluth) |
| Obverse lettering | شاه اسمعیل ۹۱۳ السلطان العادل الهادی الکامل الولی ابوالمظفر السلطان ابن السلطان شاه اسمعیل الصّفوی بهادرخان خلد الله ملکه و سلطانه |
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Ismail I consolidated Safavid power with remarkable speed after taking Tabriz in 1501, and the monetary system he imposed was as much a political instrument as an economic one. Declaring Twelver Shia Islam the state religion, he used coinage to broadcast that break from Sunni Ottoman and Uzbek neighbors — a calculated provocation that helped trigger the Ottoman-Safavid wars culminating at Chaldiran in 1514. The 6 shahi denomination, a heavy multiple unit, reflects the early Safavid preference for large silver pieces suited to wholesale trade across the Persian plateau.