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[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

Christians and Jews were free to convert but pagans were absolutly forced to convert.

That also happened, but I'm pretty sure most of the time dhimmi rulings were adopted. That's why, say, Zoroastrians got to stay Zoroastrian.

[-] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Zoroastrian

Are we discussing Sunni empires or Shia empires?

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

Mostly Sunni, why do you ask? Iran was Sunni until the 16th century no?

[-] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

My knowladge of Iran history is not very good. I was under false impression they were always Shia. TIL

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