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The 51 pages that link to Twelver Shi'ism, each with the reason it gives.

• Safavid dynastyRelated: The dynasty imposed it as Persia’s state religion and patronized its institutions.

• Safavid IranRelated: Safavid rulers established it as the state religion and promoted its institutions.

• Hasan ibn AliRelated: It recognizes Hasan as the second Imam in the line of twelve.

• Battle of ChaldiranRelated: Safavid promotion of Shiism intensified conflict with the Sunni Ottoman state.

• Ja'far al-SadiqRelated: Twelvers recognize Ja'far as the sixth Imam in their succession.

• Ottoman–Safavid relationsRelated: Safavid promotion of this tradition set its religious institutions apart from the Sunni Ottoman state.

• Shah Ismail IRelated: Ismail made this branch the Safavid state religion, reshaping Iran’s religious institutions.

• Selim IRelated: The Ottoman–Safavid conflict carried a sharp Sunni–Shi‘i political and religious dimension.

• QizilbashRelated: The Qizilbash supported the Safavid movement that made this branch Iran’s state religion.

• Treaty of ZuhabRelated: The Ottoman–Safavid divide also reflected a lasting Sunni–Shia political and religious rivalry.

• Islamization of IranRelated: Its adoption as state religion gave Iran a distinctive religious identity from the sixteenth century.

• Musa al-KazimRelated: Musa occupies the seventh position in its line of Imams.

• Aq QoyunluRelated: Its establishment under the Safavids transformed the religious landscape of lands once ruled by the Aq Qoyunlu.

• Uzun HasanRelated: Uzun Hasan’s Safavid descendants later made this tradition Iran’s official religion.

• BektashismRelated: Bektashi reverence for the Twelve Imams reflects a strong Shi'a devotional strand.

• History of IranRelated: Safavid adoption made Twelver Shiism a central marker of Iran’s religious and political identity.

• Qazvin ProvinceRelated: Its institutions and religious landmarks shape public life in the province.

• Predestination in IslamRelated: Its concise formula rejects both total compulsion and unrestricted delegation of action to humans.