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Safavid Gunpowder: The Weapons That Forged an Empire
Take a closer look at how the Safavid Empire's adoption of gunpowder technology — cannons, matchlock muskets, and siege artillery — helped transform a Sufi order into a world power. Hosts Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal 1514 Battle of Chaldiran, where the Safavids first confronted the Ottoman's devastating cannon and arquebus fire. They trace how Shah Tahmasp and especially Shah Abbas I overhauled the Persian military, creating a standing artillery corps (tupchiyan) and a musket-armed infantry (tofangchi) alongside the traditional Qizilbash cavalry. The episode discusses the role of the…
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