A Penniless Teenage Chieftain Brought Down the Persian Empire
Early Modern Islamic World

A Penniless Teenage Chieftain Brought Down the Persian Empire

A teenage Afghan chieftain with no army and no money brought down the Persian Empire in eight months—and history barely remembers his name.

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PersiaAfghanistanIslamic World17th 18th CenturyEmpire CollapseMilitary HistoryForgotten ConquerorsSafavid Empire

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