Will Smiley: Reminiscent of the fall of the Safavid Empire in 1722, when the Ottomans occupied Tabriz and made a deal with Russia to carve up the other Safavid lands (only to be kicked out by Nadir Shah).

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Reminiscent of the fall of the Safavid Empire in 1722, when the Ottomans occupied Tabriz and made a deal with Russia to carve up the other Safavid lands (only to be kicked out by Nadir Shah).
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