Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedPopulation gptkb:Persian_people
gptkbp:beganIn gptkb:Shah_Ismail_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ottoman-Safavid_rivalry
Sunni-Shia relations
religious identity of Iran
gptkbp:influencedBy political consolidation
gptkbp:involves persecution
forced conversion
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Safavid_dynasty
gptkbp:legacy modern Shia majority in Iran
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:occurredIn 16th century
gptkbp:opposedBy Sunni population
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of Twelver Shia Islam as state religion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Safavid_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5