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Iran · History · Hard

Which founder of the Safavid dynasty declared Twelver Shia Islam the state religion of Iran in 1501?

Answer: Shah Ismail I — Ismail I's proclamation in Tabriz set Iran on the path to becoming the world's largest Shia-majority nation.

Ismail I's proclamation in Tabriz set Iran on the path to becoming the world's largest Shia-majority nation.

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