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The Fall of Isfahan: How the Safavid Empire Collapsed
In 1722, the Safavid capital Isfahan fell to a small Afghan army after a six-month siege that exposed the empire's fatal weaknesses. This episode follows the final years of the Safavid dynasty, from the reign of Shah Sultan Husayn through the devastating siege, the rise of the Hotaki Afghans, and the empire's desperate last days. Lucas and Luna explore the political decay, religious tensions, and military failures that led to Persia's humiliation. Along the way, they discuss the role of the Qizilbash, the decline of the gholam system, the siege's devastating famine, and the strange story of…
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