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The Persian Canon: How Shah Abbas Built a Library Empire
In this two-hundredth episode of Fexingo History, hosts Lucas and Luna explore the Safavid imperial library—the kitabkhana—as a center of power, theology, and art. They trace its origins under Shah Ismail I, its golden age under Shah Tahmasp, and its transformation under Shah Abbas I, who relocated it to Isfahan and opened it to European visitors. The conversation delves into the library's collection of thousands of illuminated manuscripts, the role of calligraphers like Mir Ali Heravi, and the fate of the royal library after the fall of Isfahan in 1722. They also discuss the Safavids' use of…
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