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Humayun's Exile: How the Safavids Saved a Mughal Emperor
In 1544, the Mughal emperor Humayun arrived as a fugitive at the court of Shah Tahmasp I in Qazvin, having lost his kingdom to Sher Shah Suri. Against the odds, the fervently Shi'a Tahmasp agreed to help the Sunni ruler, but only after Humayun performed taqiyya, concealing his faith. This episode unpacks the negotiation, the military aid of 12,000 cavalry, and the strategic cession of Kandahar. It also explores the cultural fallout: Persian miniature painters like Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd al-Samad accompanied Humayun back to India, seeding the Mughal school of painting. A story of pragmatism…
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