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When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built a state that championed Iranian identity and Twelver Shi'ism, it p

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Gifts in the Age of Empire: Ottoman-Safavid Cultural Exchange, 1500–1639
9780226823553, 9780226820422

Explores the Safavid and Ottoman empires through the lens of gifts. When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built

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Explores the Safavid and Ottoman empires through the lens of gifts. When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built a s

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Zamumo's Gifts traces the evolution of Indian-European exchange, from gift giving as a diplomatic tool to the trade

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