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Safavid Espionage: The Spies Who Held an Empire Together
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the shadowy world of Safavid intelligence—the network of spies, informants, and secret messengers that kept the Shahs informed and the empire stable. Drawing on accounts from European travelers like Jean Chardin and the chronicles of Iskandar Beg Munshi, they uncover how Shah Abbas I and his successors used a corps of confidential agents called 'muharriqan' to monitor Qizilbash chieftains, Ottoman border movements, and even the loyalty of the gholam elite. Discover the role of the 'darugha'—the chief of police who doubled as the…
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