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The Treaty of Zuhab: Armenia Between Ottoman and Safavid
In 1639, the Treaty of Zuhab redrew the map of the Caucasus, splitting historic Armenia between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia and setting a border that largely endures today. This episode follows the negotiations, the carve-up of the Armenian highlands, and the immediate consequences for the people living there—deportations, the rise of semi-autonomous local lords, and the slow erosion of Armenian political power. Lucas and Luna talk about the role of the Armenian meliks, the great caravanserais that survived the divide, and how a treaty made in a tent by two exhausted empires shaped…
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