Yes, they did control the Safavid Empire.
The Safavid Empire made Persia into a predominantly Shiite-State by aggressively repressing Sunni Islam.
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the lsmail founds the safavid dynasty in 1501
No. The official religion of the Safavid Empire was Shiite Islam. They were also quite zealous rulers, forcibly converting many to Shiite Islam.
The Safavid Empire is primarily made of SHIITE MUSLIMS, because that was the official religion of the empire. Numerous Persian Sunni Muslims were forcibly converted to Shiite Islam under Safavid rule.
The Shiite Faith. It was originally Muslim, but the Safavids adopted it.
shia Islam.
The power of Shiite religious elements began to increase at court and in Safavid society at large after the death of Shah Abbas. While intellectual freedom had marked the height of the Safavid empire, the pressure to conform to orthodox religious beliefs increased. For example, Persian women, who had considerable freedom during the early empire, were now forced into seclusion and required to adopt the wearing of the veil.
The Safavid (not Salavid) Empire was ruled by the Safavid dynasty.
Ismail I of the Safavids was a Twelver Shiite Muslim.
The Safavid Dynasty
The Fatamid Dynasty