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==History==

==History==

Zoroastrianism was created by [[Zoroaster]] around 1200 B.C.. The religion was popular amongst the tribes of [[Persia]], though was popularized when it was made the state religion of the [[Sassanid Empire]]. It quickly declined when the forces of Islam overran Persia and the population became Islamic.  In the 21^st century, Zoroastrianism is practiced by around 140,000 people around the world.<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/zoroastr.htm Zoroastrianism]</ref>

Zoroastrianism was created by [[Zoroaster]] around 1200 B.C.. The religion was popular amongst the tribes of [[Persia]], though was popularized when it was made the state religion of the [[Sassanid Empire]]. It quickly declined when the forces of Islam overran Persia and the population became Islamic.  In the 21^st century, Zoroastrianism is practiced by around 140,000 people around the world.<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/zoroastr.htm Zoroastrianism]</ref>

The religion has had formative influence on the [[Abrahamic_religions|Abrahamic]] and Vedic religions and Buddhism. Influence between Christianity and Zoroastrianism has gone in both

The religion has had formative influence on the [[Abrahamic_religions|Abrahamic]] and Vedic religions and Buddhism.  

directions.

==References==

==References==