Abgar Ali Akbar Armani
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Abgar Ali Akbar Armani
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Abgar was an Armenian in Safavid Iran who flourished during the reigns of Shah (King) Suleiman I (r. 1666–1694) and Shah Soltan Hoseyn (r. 1694–1722). Originally a merchant, he later converted from Christianity to Shia Islam and took the name Abgar Ali Akbar Armani. Over time, he became estranged from the Armenian community, and increasingly associated with members of the Safavid clergy and later married into their families. He wrote a conversion narrative in Persian, the I'tirāf-nāma, which was
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Armenian in Safavid Iran who converted from Christianity to Shia Islam
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abgar_Ali_Akbar_Armani
date created:
2019-05-10T10:27:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T08:25:49Z
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