Shah Ismail declared that the Safavid Empire would adhere to Shia Islam. How did this affect Shia and Sunni muslims?
put Shi’a at odds with the other Sunni Muslim empires in the area
aggravated and intensified the split between these two branches
a division of the Safavid military was developed whose sole responsibility was to ensure that everyone in the Safavid Dynasty ritually and regularly cursed the first three caliphs who succeeded Muhammad
sunni's were people who believed anyone could be the rightful successor to prophet muhammad
shi a believe that someone from muhammad's bloodline is the only successor
