Which of the following did the Safavid rulers undertake by advocating Shi'i Islam in Iran?
A. They decentralized control over religious worship.
B. They gave Shi'i religious authorities a role in governing their empire.
C. They deliberately avoided the mixing of religion and state.
D. They abolished the system of formation of religious leaders.
E. They advocated pre?Islamic Persian civilization in the country.
B
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