The center of the safavid empire was modern day state what?

The correct answer is Iran. The Safavid Empire was a Shia Muslim empire that ruled present-day Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, eastern Anatolia, Georgia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan, as well as parts of Central Asia, the North Caucasus, and the South Caucasus, from the beginning of the 16th century to the mid-18th century.