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Bbc: The Safavid Empire Unit PlanBbc: The Safavid Empire Unit Plan
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Bbc: The Safavid Empire

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The BBC surveys the history of the Persian Safavid Empire (1501-1722) in what is now modern Iran. Founded by the Sufi Brotherhood, it adopted the Shi'a version of Islam and the cause of the hidden Imam, which still influences the government of Iran today.

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iran, islam

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bbc, isfahan, islamic republic, muslim empires, nisf-e-jahan, ottoman empire, religion and ethics, sadr, safi al-din, shah abbas, shah ismail, shi'a ulama, shi'ism, sufi order, sunni muslims, sunni ulama, the rise of the pahlavis, the safavid empire, hidden imam, safavid empire (1500 to 1700)
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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