The Arab invasion. The Sassanid emperor Yazdgerd III was defeated by the Arabs at the Battle of Nahravan. Bisotoon, the capital of the Sassanian was destroyed. The palace and library hosting more the 20,000 old books and scripts were set on fire.
~800 AD
Uprising of the Shi'ite movement in Khorasan (Northeastern Iran) by Abu Moslem Khosasany who fought the Arabs and established the first independent Persian state in Khorasan.
867 AD
The birth of the Saffarid dynasty by Yaqub Saffar who was the first leader to unite Persians under the Shi'ite flag.
28 posted on 09/12/2004 5:37:59 AM PDT by Cronos
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867 AD The birth of the Saffarid dynasty by Yaqub Saffar who was the first leader to unite Persians under the Shi'ite flag.
Sorry for my poor knowledge of History but you are not right again. Safavid Dynasty founded by Sheikh Safi Ardabili in NW of Iran. Shah Ismail united Iran under the Shiiaism.
29 posted on 09/12/2004 5:48:43 AM PDT by F14 Pilot
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