HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Turkey
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India
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Iran
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China
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Safavids launched a vigorous campaign to convert what was then a predominantly Sunni population by persuasion and by force. The Sunni ulama (a religious council of wise men) either left or were killed. To promote Shi’ism the Safavids brought in scholars from Shi’ite countries to form a new religious elite.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the reign of Shah Soleiman, who ruled from 1667 to 1694, famine and disease spread throughout the country. His successor Shah Sultan Hossein (r. 1694 to 1722) was the main cause of the end of the Safavid Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Over time, the Safavid Empire eventually began to decline. After the death of Abbas I, Shah Safi I took over. Safi was cruel and violent, and during his reign he also lost some territory to the Ottomans, who were the chief rivals of the Safavids.