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The Safavid Capital: Isfahan's Urban Revolution
In 1598, Shah Abbas I made a decision that would reshape the Middle East: he moved the Safavid capital from Qazvin to Isfahan. This episode follows the transformation of a provincial city into a global marvel, where wide boulevards, monumental bridges, and vast public squares replaced medieval warrens. We walk the Chahar Bagh avenue, cross the Si-o-se-pol bridge, and stand in the Naqsh-e Jahan square, the heart of Safavid power. We meet the architects and planners — Shaykh Bahai among them — who designed a city of order and spectacle. We see how Isfahan's layout projected royal authority…
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