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Safavid Diplomacy: The Embassy That Shocked the Mughals
In 1625, Shah Abbas I sent a lavish embassy to the Mughal court of Jahangir, carrying gifts that included rare silks, Persian horses, and a legendary diamond. This episode follows the journey of the Safavid ambassador Zakariya Beg through Kandahar, Kabul, and Lahore to Agra, where he navigated court protocol, exchanged poetry with Jahangir, and negotiated a tense border over Kandahar. We explore the diplomatic dance between two Shiite and Sunni empires, the role of gifts in premodern statecraft, and how a single diplomatic mission reveals the Safavid Empire's ambitions on the world stage…
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