Timur Spares the Golden Horde

The Ottomans started to pressure non-sunnis earlier; when Persia was captured by Shah Isma'il, he treated the Ottoman sultan rather badly, and the Sultan's reaction was to kill or banish thousands of Shi'ites.
Yeah, but it was still Selim. Same guy. Bayezid II was a Shia sympathizer of sorts.
 
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