Explanation: At least in a college class I took on Iranian history, I remember we always referred to them as the Safavids. I think the "v" instead of "w" is closer to the Farsi original.
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Explanation: According to Philip K. Hitti's history of the Arabs.
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Explanation: At least in a college class I took on Iranian history, I remember we always referred to them as the Safavids. I think the "v" instead of "w" is closer to the Farsi original.
