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The Poisoned Prince: Safavid Heir Abbas Mirza
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the tragic story of Abbas Mirza, the brilliant Safavid prince and heir apparent to Shah Tahmasp I. Despite being the shah's favorite son, Abbas Mirza fell victim to the ruthless politics of the Safavid court, where Qizilbash tribal factions and ambitious courtiers turned the royal family into a killing field. We trace his life from his birth in 1509 to his governorship of Herat, his military campaigns against the Uzbeks and Ottomans, and the growing rivalries that led to his mysterious death in 1567—widely believed to have been poisoned on the orders of…
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