indo-iranian muslims called moors by the westerners were the iranians and indians when was mixed with iranians arabs turks and indians though inter-racial marriages under the spread of islam the voyages from iran to india and spread asia under the shahs of the safavid dynasty (1503-1722) who wished to spread shi'ism and their political-economic power to other countries the indo-iranian muslims set up communities in siam and the shiite states of india such as golconda and bijapur they were also employed as merchants intellectuals and official by the chiefs of indian states such as the mughal emperors emperors kings of bengal and hindu kings of vijayanagara the indo-iranian muslims linked the siamese trade to the muslim trade route which covered east asia southeast asia the indian ocean eastern africa the mediterranean and transcaucasia