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Most of them were Sunni Hanafis.

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Which of the following best describes the differences between the Ottomans and the Safavids?

The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, and the Safavids were Shiite Muslims.


What religion did most Ottomans belong?

Most were moderate Muslims


Why were Safavid and ottomans often at war?

The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, the Safavids Shia Muslims. Ottoman Sultans saw it as part of their religious duty to wage war on what they saw as the heretical Shias and vice versa.


Why were the Safavids and the Ottomans often at war?

The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, the Safavids Shia Muslims. Ottoman Sultans saw it as part of their religious duty to wage war on what they saw as the heretical Shias and vice versa.


How did the ottomans and moguls each treated non Muslims?

they managed because they were individual


What is the differences between the ottomans the safavids?

The Ottoman Empire was controlled by Sunni Muslims, while the Safavid Empire was ruled by Shia Muslims.


What is the difference between the ottomans and the Safavid's?

The Ottoman Empire was controlled by Sunni Muslims, while the Safavid Empire was ruled by Shia Muslims.


What was the chief unique trait of the Safavid Empire as compared to other Islamic empires?

The Safavids were Twelver Shiite Muslims in comparison to the Ottomans and the Mughals who were Sunni Muslims.


Did the Ottomans favor Muslims?

If you mean the Ottomans of Turkey, Yes. They were the Muslims, They favoured Islam. They ruled the Islamic world for a fairly long period of History. The Ottoman Caliphate ended in 1921 as a result of First World War. It is important to note that the Ottoman Empire only favored Sunni Muslims and treated Shiites in the same way that it treated non-Muslims.


Which of the practices did the ottomans use to strengthen their state?

Christian children were enslaved and brought up as Muslims to become Janissaries.


Do Muslims have a sacred colour?

No one specific color is ''sacred'', however the color most often associated with Muslims is green, because the Ottomans, who used it in their flag, were primarily Muslim.


Which group of Muslims conquered the area now known as Turkey and expanded into southeastern Europe during the Middle Ages?

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