Its just ridiculous how even a principality is added to the game , Bohtan , but you cant form Safavid Empire . They made the Twelver school of Shia as the official religion of the empire thus converted Persian Region and some parts of Anatolia (Modern day Iran , Iraq , Turkey , Syria ) which its effects are still decisive in 2015 . Safavids also left perfect architectural masterpieces featuring Shia Turkish tradition throughout Iran .
Today according to CIA World Factbook 25% of population of Iran are Azeri Turk or from various Turkmen Tribes including Qashais .
They were different from Persia because it was a Turco-Persian Empire . Even with Ottoman-Safavid wars Ottoman Sultan Selim the II was writing his letters in Persian but Safavid Shah Ismail was responding in Turkish . Ottomans even gave more power/autonomy to Kurds in Eastern Anatolia to prevent Shia Turkmen Tribes from joining the Qizilbash Army of Safavids and even exiled , persecuted Turkmens Ottomans were representing the Khalifate of Sunni Islam .
Shah Ismail , his pen name "Hatayi" also wrote his poems in Azeri which greatly contributed to Azeri literature .
The Army was 90% Qizilbash which were Oghuz - Turkmen Alevis . Court Language , religious , dignitary and military language was Turkish .
So it started as a Turkmen-Kizilbash Empire and evolved in to a more Persian one . There can be decision to move capital from Tabriz to Isfahan ( as in reality ) and make a culture shift .
This way game will be much more historically accurate .
National Ideas can be , Qizilbash Warriors +10% infantry combat ability
Isfahan School of Philosophy: +2 religious tolerance
Influx of Anatolian Ulema : -%5 idea cost
Twelver Architecture : -10% cost for buildings
etc .
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Ali Qapu Palace of Safavids
Lufullah Mosque by Safavids
Today according to CIA World Factbook 25% of population of Iran are Azeri Turk or from various Turkmen Tribes including Qashais .
They were different from Persia because it was a Turco-Persian Empire . Even with Ottoman-Safavid wars Ottoman Sultan Selim the II was writing his letters in Persian but Safavid Shah Ismail was responding in Turkish . Ottomans even gave more power/autonomy to Kurds in Eastern Anatolia to prevent Shia Turkmen Tribes from joining the Qizilbash Army of Safavids and even exiled , persecuted Turkmens Ottomans were representing the Khalifate of Sunni Islam .
Shah Ismail , his pen name "Hatayi" also wrote his poems in Azeri which greatly contributed to Azeri literature .
The Army was 90% Qizilbash which were Oghuz - Turkmen Alevis . Court Language , religious , dignitary and military language was Turkish .
So it started as a Turkmen-Kizilbash Empire and evolved in to a more Persian one . There can be decision to move capital from Tabriz to Isfahan ( as in reality ) and make a culture shift .
This way game will be much more historically accurate .
National Ideas can be , Qizilbash Warriors +10% infantry combat ability
Isfahan School of Philosophy: +2 religious tolerance
Influx of Anatolian Ulema : -%5 idea cost
Twelver Architecture : -10% cost for buildings
etc .
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