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Show 21 After some successively by two centuries of Turkish the Mongols much of the native Iranian by their the conquerors country In control. was a a force led population by Iran was Timur. conquered During this period killed and their was villages burned After Timur's death in 1405, (Iqbab, 1967:411-59). battle field for warring domestic and foreign forces. 1501, the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) brought Iran under unified The first king of this sect of Islam the official state and rule, religion to this dynasty proclaimed religion day. of Iran; and, the Ithna Ashari Shiah it has remained the official From that time, most of the converted from the other Islamic sects to the Shiah sect population (Iqbab, of Iran 1967:661- 709)0 The Safavid dynasty reached Abbas (1619-1659); the state and sessed great power and was an important factor foreign rapidly declined faltering dynasty. seven short years In the Afghans were unified and the Shah Abbas opened countries the reign of Shah dynasty pos diplomatic relations (Shamlouee, 1968:686-97). This in Iran's awareness of Western culture and the Ren aissance in science and art that Safavid dynasty highest point during religion prestige. between Iran and various its was taking place. and Mohammad After this high point the Afghan easily defeated the However, Mohammad Afghan could only hold control for (Shamlouee, 1968:661-86). 1730's, Nadar Khan, chief of the Afshar tribe, drove the out of Iran and installed himself as ruler. During his reign he |
