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The Herat Citadel: Safavid Persia's Military Engineering
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the military engineering behind Safavid Persia's fortifications, focusing on the Herat Citadel as a case study. They discuss how Shah Tahmasp I and Shah Abbas I invested in innovative defensive architecture, combining traditional Persian elements with early modern gunpowder technology. The conversation covers the use of mud-brick and stone, the design of bastions and curtain walls, the role of the qizilbash in garrisoning these forts, and how the citadel's layout influenced urban development. They also touch on the Siege of Herat in 1598, when Shah…
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