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Safavid dynasty

Dynasty from Safi-ad-din Ardabili generation and ruler of Safavid Iran (1501–1736)

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Jan 13, 2026
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Has iran even been a christian country?

Iran has never been a majority Christian country or a state officially governed by Christianity; instead, Christianity has been a long-standing minority faith on Iranian territory from roughly the ear...

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What demographic and regional patterns explain Sunni and Shia distribution inside Iran?

is overwhelmingly Twelver Shia—most sources put Shias at roughly 90% of the Muslim population and Sunnis at roughly 5–10%—but that national figure masks stark regional clustering: Sunnis are concentra...