jul 8, 1487 - Founding of Qizilbash
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The cavalry-riding military force that eventually is used to found the Safavid Dynasty. Name means "red heads" due to red twelve-pointed hats, which symbolizes the Shi'i Imams. Another step away from Sufism and towards Shi'ism.
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