After strengthening the Safavid dynasty by defeating the Turks and Uzbeks, he made Isfahan his capital (in succession to Kazvin) and transformed it into a great city. Though cruel to his family, he was a great patron of art, architecture and garden design. | After strengthening the Safavid dynasty by defeating the Turks and Uzbeks, he made Isfahan his capital (in succession to Kazvin) and transformed it into a great city. Though cruel to his family, he was a great patron of art, architecture and garden design. |