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Shah Abbas vs the Silk Road: The Safavid Armenian Merchant Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise of the Armenian merchant network under Shah Abbas I, focusing on the deportation of Armenians from Julfa to Isfahan and the creation of New Julfa as a global trading hub. They discuss how Shah Abbas used the Armenians to control the Silk Road trade, the role of the gholam and Qizilbash in protecting caravans, and the economic policies that made Isfahan a center of commerce. The episode covers the key figure Khwaja Nazar, the development of the abbasi coin, and the Safavid alliance with the East India Company. It also touches on the cultural…
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