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The '''Safavids''' were a [[Shiite]] dynasty of Azerbaijani descent<ref>[http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v13f3/v13f3004a.html Encyclopaedia Iranica. R. N. Frye. Peoples of Iran.]</ref>, which ruled [[Iran]] from 1502 till 1722. They Originated in Iranian [[Azerbaijan]] creating one of the greatest Iranian dynasties <ref>Andrew J. Newman, Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire,  I. B. Tauris (March 30, 2006) </ref> since the [[Islamic]] conquest of Iran, and established a school of Shiite Islam<ref>Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd edition</ref> as the official religion. Despite their demise in 1722, the Safavids have left their mark down to present era by establishing the Shiite Muslim religion in Iran.
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The '''Safavid Dynasty''' ruled an Iranian kingdom from 1502 to 1722 A.D. Established by [[Ismail Safavi]], they originated in Iranian [[Azerbaijan]]. He declared [[Iran]] a [[Shiite]] [[Islamic]] state - a designation that is still true today.
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The Safavid Dynasty ruled an Iranian kingdom from 1502 to 1722 A.D. Established by Ismail Safavi, they originated in Iranian Azerbaijan. He declared Iran a Shiite Islamic state - a designation that is still true today.


Sources

The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.

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