Religion

Safavid Culture and Religion

 * When the Safavids regained their control of Persia and areas beyond that they had a hard time integrating the Turkish and the Persian-speaking native people into their culture and their towns.
 * With the clash between the Ottomans and the Safavids, it was very difficult for the Safavid empire to establish a firm culture for themselves. They did have many unique characteristics, but when they came in contact with the Ottomans, it was like a whole different world. The Ottomans were 200 years older than the Safavid empire, and the Ottomans were Sunni Muslims while the Safavids were Shia Muslims.
 * The Safavids were Shia Muslims, and when they regained their land back from the Ottomans, who were Sunni Muslims, many of the Ottmans were killed or exiled.

 information is from the textbook []

Mason Berger