Latest / The Safavid Empire: Persia's Return to Greatness — Fexingo History
The Fall of Isfahan: How the Safavid Capital Was Lost
In 1722, the Safavid capital Isfahan fell to a small Afghan army after a brutal six-month siege. This episode explores the final years of the Safavid dynasty through the lens of that catastrophic event. Lucas and Luna trace the decay from Shah Soleyman's opium addiction to the ineffectual Shah Soltan Hosayn, the rise of Mahmud Hotak and the Ghilzai Afghans, the catastrophic Battle of Golnabad where the Safavid army was routed despite overwhelming numbers, the famine and desperation inside Isfahan, and the final surrender that ended over two centuries of Safavid rule. Along the way, they…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.