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Imāmīya

Before the Safavid conquest, Imāmīya communities were concentrated in Iranian towns and regions including Qom, Kashan and Sabzevar. In 1501 Shah Ismail I made Twelver Shiism the official religion of his new empire.

The Safavids promoted conversion across Iran and persecuted Sunni Muslims and other religious communities. Their policy helped establish Twelver Shiism as the dominant confession in Iran and intensified conflict with the Sunni Ottoman Empire.

References

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelver_Shi'ism
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_conversion_of_Iran_to_Shia_Islam
  3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_Iran