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The Fall of the Safavid Empire: The Afghan Rebellion
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final decades of the Safavid Empire, focusing on the Afghan rebellion that led to its collapse. They discuss the rise of Mir Wais Hotak, a Ghilzai tribal leader who sparked the revolt in Kandahar, and the subsequent siege of Isfahan by his son Mahmud Hotak in 1722. The conversation covers the internal decay of the Safavid state under Shah Sultan Husayn, the role of the Qizilbash and gholam military factions, and the decisive Battle of Gulnabad. Lucas explains how religious tensions between the Shia Safavids and Sunni Afghans fueled the conflict, and…
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