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The Armenian Quarter: Commerce and Faith in Safavid Persia
This episode delves into the untold story of the Armenians in Safavid Persia, focusing on Shah Abbas I's forced relocation of tens of thousands of Armenians from Julfa to Isfahan in 1604-1605. Lucas and Luna explore the strategic logic behind this mass transfer, the founding of New Julfa as a semi-autonomous Armenian quarter, and the extraordinary commercial network the Armenians built from the Baltic to Bengal. The conversation covers the role of the Armenian merchant elite in financing the shah's wars, the silk trade with Europe, the architectural legacy of the Vank Cathedral, and the…
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