in 1227, but it returned with the Timurids and then Sunni Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkmen) and Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkmen), who dominated Azerbaijan, large parts of Iran, eastern Anatolia, and other minor parts of West Asia, until the Shi'a Safavids took power in 1501.

Early modern period

The Safavids,

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