re: #61 HappyWarrior
It should also be noted, of the three Turkic Gunpowder Empires (Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals), the Mughals were the one who had issues with Religious Tolerance the most.
Iran is the Time Lord of nations, able to adapt over time. And the Ottomans got to where they were by being relatively open.
The Mughals were like that for a time, but Aurangzeb was intolerant to a stupid extent.