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Twelver Shi'ism

Also known as Twelver Shiʿism

Twelver Shi'ism is the largest branch of Shia Islam, recognising a line of twelve imams, the last of whom is believed to be in occultation. The Ilkhan Öljeitü's conversion to Twelver Shi'ism briefly promoted it within state structures. This laid cultural foundations for the later Safavid establishment of Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion of Iran.

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Afsharid EmpireGovernanceIlkhanateImpact

Mentioned in 9 state histories

Hamdanid Emirate of AleppoMazyadid dynastyNagar StateIshaqid dynastyJarwanid dynastyMar'ashi dynastyKarkiya dynastyMusha'shaHarfush emirate

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Twelver Shi'ism. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/twelver-shiism
MLA
“Twelver Shi'ism.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/twelver-shiism. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Twelver Shi'ism.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/twelver-shiism.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Twelver Shi'ism’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/twelver-shiism (Accessed: ).

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