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Shah Soleyman's Poisoned Feast: The End of Safavid Greatness
When Shah Soleyman died in 1694, he left behind a harem plot, a poisoned heir, and an empire on the brink. This episode follows the court intrigue that plunged the Safavid state into decline: the power struggle between the grand vizier Shaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh and the eunuch faction, the forced conversion of the crown prince to Twelver Shiism, and the disastrous reign of Shah Soltan Husayn. We examine how religious zealotry, economic mismanagement, and a string of weak shahs undid the achievements of Shah Abbas I. The story traces the rise of the mujtahids under Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, the…
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