The
Safavid Empire
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...
was multi-ethnic and multi-religious. In the 17th century,
Christians
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within the empire consisted primarily of three groups;
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Georgians
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belonging to the
Georgian Orthodox Church
The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...
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Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...
belonging to the
Armenian Apostolic Church
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Roman Catholics
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, consisting of
European
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missionaries and recent converts (primarily Armenians)
See also
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Christianity in Iran
Christianity in Iran dates back to the early years of the religion during the time of Jesus, predating Islam. The Christian faith has always comprised a minority in Iran under its previous state religions; initially Zoroastrianism in historica ...
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Safavid Georgia
The province of Georgia () was a ''velayat'' (province) of the Safavid Empire located in the area of present-day Georgia. The territory of the province was principally made up of the two subordinate eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli ( fa, کا ...
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Erivan Province (Safavid Empire)
The Erivan Province ( fa, ولایت ایروان, translit=Velāyat-e Iravān), also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd ( fa, چخور سعد, links=no), was a province of the Safavid Empire, centered on the territory of the present-day Armenia. Erivan (Yere ...
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Safavid Karabakh
The Province of Karabakh ( fa, ولایت قره باغ, translit=Velāyat-e Qarebāq) was a province of the Safavid Empire of Iran, centered on the geographic region of Karabakh.
These provinces were headed by the shah's governors-general, who w ...
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