Safavid Empire

The Safavid Empire was an empire in Western Asia, which controlled all of modern day Iran, as well as Turkmenistan, some of Pakistan, and most of Uzbekistan. They were one of the founding nations of the Triple Coalition, alongside Timor and China. They were the first independent Iranian nation in over a century, and were a major force in Asia for some time. However, after they broke with the Triple Coalition due to the First Manchurian War, they quickly found themselves in disputes with China over territories in India. After threatening to fire missiles at several nation's capital, the USSR and People's Republic of China jointly invaded them, and they surrendered shortly after. Safavid territory was split between the two countries. 
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