Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Iranian Georgians are an ethnic group living in Iran. Today's Georgia was a subject to Iran from the 17th century till the early 19th century, starting with the Safavids in power. Shah Abbas I and his predecessors relocated hundreds of thousands of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Georgians as part of his programs to reduce the power of the Qizilbash, develop industrial economy, strengthen the military, and populate newly built towns in various places in Iran including the provinces of Isfahan and Mazandaran. The Georgian community of Fereydunshahr have retained their distinct Georgian identity until this day, while adopting aspects of Iranian culture such as Persian language, and Twelver Shia Islam.. }
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- Iranian_Georgians abstract "Iranian Georgians are an ethnic group living in Iran. Today's Georgia was a subject to Iran from the 17th century till the early 19th century, starting with the Safavids in power. Shah Abbas I and his predecessors relocated hundreds of thousands of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Georgians as part of his programs to reduce the power of the Qizilbash, develop industrial economy, strengthen the military, and populate newly built towns in various places in Iran including the provinces of Isfahan and Mazandaran. The Georgian community of Fereydunshahr have retained their distinct Georgian identity until this day, while adopting aspects of Iranian culture such as Persian language, and Twelver Shia Islam.".