Originally Posted by
Ice
His grandpa was a sunni sheikh,he later adopted shia from opportunistic reasons. Thera are rumours about his origin. Some say he's arab(sheikh), turk or kurd. Anyway, he was turkified but still gave his son a persian name. After couple generations they(his turcoman army) are assimilated in persian society. We've lost many turkic people because him.Death in battle or ran to his side and became shia now. He can be turkish, he doesnt belong to turkish history (except his poetry).