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Iran / Persia: Moses and Aaron conjuring a dragon against Pharoah’s magicians as represented in a Safavid miniature c. 1590-1600 CE

Iran / Persia: Moses and Aaron conjuring a dragon against Pharoah’s magicians as represented in a Safavid miniature c. 1590-1600 CE

The Safavid dynasty (Persian: سلسلهٔ صفويان‎; Azerbaijani: Səfəvilər imperiyası, صفویلر) was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, and is often considered the beginning of modern Persian history.