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Which was a major source of conflict between the Ottoman and Safavid empires? *

There was a lot of conflict between the Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.
The two empires often fought over trade routes.
The two empires fought over religious differences between Christianity and Islam.

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Answer:

The Ottomans and Safavids often went to war with each other because of issues of leadership.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ottomans and Safavids often went to war with each other because of issues of leadership. The two empires would compete for territory in western Europe. The Ottomans and Safavids wanted to control the trade between the Muslim world, Africa, and East Asia.

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Answer:

a. There was a lot of conflict between the Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ottoman and Safavid empires were both muslim, but the Ottoman empire was sunni while the Safavid empire was Shiite. This caused conflict between the two empires along with fighting over territory, considering they bordered each other, so they went into a war called the Battle of Chaldiran. The Safavids lost the war due to lack of gunpowder technology.

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