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The Tulip Era: Art, War, and the Fall of Empire
Episode 273 revisits the Lale Devri, or Tulip Era, but moves beyond the aesthetic glamour to examine the structural rot beneath. We explore how Sultan Ahmed III and his Grand Vizier, Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, prioritized diplomacy and cultural refinement over military readiness after the disastrous Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718. Lucas details the rise of Ibrahim Müteferrika’s printing press, a technological revolution that challenged religious orthodoxy and spread secular knowledge through Ottoman society. Luna asks about the social costs of this peace, leading to an examination of the…
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