Qizilbash Uprisings in Anatolia
Fire the "Qizilbash Uprisings in Anatolia" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_per.3560.
Qizilbash Uprisings in Anatolia
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_per.3560.
What happens
Ever since the young Ismail, head of the Safavid order, threw off the yoke of the Aq Qoyunlu to proclaim himself Shah of Iran in 1501, the Qizilbash heresy had grown stronger in Anatolia. Near the end of the reign of Bayezid II, the Qizilbash (Shiite-leaning Turkmen) rose up in revolt against the centralization efforts of the Ottomans' Sunni regime. Supported by Shah Ismail, and taking advantage of the succession struggle between Bayezid's sons, the rebels threatened to change the course of Ottoman history...
Player choices
When this event fires, Qizilbash Uprisings in Anatolia presents these options:
- Support the Turkish Shiites
- Leave them to their fate
- Betray the Turkish rebels