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Safavid dynasty
The '''Safavids''' ({{lang-fa|صفویان}}) were a series[[dynasty]] of rulers of [[Persia]]. They were a mix of [[Azeri]] and [[Kurd]]ish people, and were [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslims]]. The Safavids ruled Persia from 1501/1502 to 1722. The Safavids made the greatest Turkish empire since the [[Muslim conquest of Persia]]. They established the Ithnāˤashari ([[Twelvers]]) school of Shia Islam as the official religion of their empire. This was one of the most important turning points in the history of Iran.

[[Category:History of Iran]]
[[Category:History of Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:History of Islam]]
[[Category:Royal dynasties]]
[[Category:1500s establishments]]
[[Category:18th century disestablishments]]


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