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| − | The ''' | + | The '''Safavids''' ({{PerB|صفویان}}) were a [[Shi’a]] [[dynasty]] of [[Azerbaijani]] descent<ref name="fryeiranica">[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. Originating in [[Ardabil]] in [[Iranian Azerbaijan]], they created the greatest Iranian empire <ref>Andrew J. Newman, Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire, I. B. Tauris (March 30, 2006) </ref> since the [[Islamic conquest of Persia]], and established the [[Twelvers|Ithnāˤashari school]] of [[Imamah (Shi'a twelver doctrine)|Shi'a Islam]]<ref name="savoryeiref"> R.M. Savory, ''Safavids'', [[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 Shia Islam in major parts of the [[Western Asia]]. |
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The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005. | The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005. | ||
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Revision as of 20:59, July 17, 2007
The Safavids (Template:PerB) were a Shi’a dynasty of Azerbaijani descent[1], which ruled Iran from 1502 till 1722. Originating in Ardabil in Iranian Azerbaijan, they created the greatest Iranian empire [2] since the Islamic conquest of Persia, and established the Ithnāˤashari school of Shi'a Islam[3] as the official religion. Despite their demise in 1722, the Safavids have left their mark down to present era by establishing Shia Islam in major parts of the Western Asia.
Sources
The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.
References
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Iranica. R. N. Frye. Peoples of Iran.
- ↑ Andrew J. Newman, Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire, I. B. Tauris (March 30, 2006)
- ↑ R.M. Savory, Safavids, Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd edition