The Fall of Isfahan

In March 1722 rebellious Afghan forces laid siege to the Safavid capital. Was the great Iranian empire on the brink of collapse?

Shah Mosque, Isfahan. 19th-century illustration after an 18th-century original by Jean Chardin.
Shah Mosque, Isfahan. 19th-century illustration after an 18th-century original by Jean Chardin © akg-images.

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