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Armenian Diaspora in New Julfa
In the early seventeenth century, Shah Abbas I of Persia relocated tens of thousands of Armenians from the city of Julfa to his capital, Isfahan. This forced migration created New Julfa, a thriving commercial hub that became the economic engine of the Safavid Empire. We explore how these merchants navigated imperial politics, established trade networks reaching London and Amsterdam, and preserved their cultural identity through church construction and manuscript production while serving as vital intermediaries between East and West.
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