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The Reluctant Shah: Tahmasp I and the Forging of Safavid Identity
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the long, often overlooked reign of Shah Tahmasp I, the second Safavid ruler. While his father Ismail I is remembered as a fiery founder, Tahmasp ruled for over fifty years, defending the fragile empire against the Ottomans and Uzbeks, relocating the capital from Tabriz to Qazvin, and centralizing Twelver Shiism as a state religion. We discuss his childhood trauma after Chaldiran, his fraught relationship with the Qizilbash, his patronage of Persian miniature painting—including a famous illustrated Shahnameh—and his controversial decision to move the…
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