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Battle of Chaldiran

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No.56
>be me
>Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid Empire
>charismatic, my Qizilbash bros think I’m literally invincible
>expanding fast, spreading Shia Islam into Anatolia
>Ottomans not amused
>Chaldiran plains, August 23
>me and my 20k Qizilbash horsemen ready to ride
>"cannons? lol, just big noisemakers"
>charge.gif
>Ottomans steamroll my forces
>they take Tabriz
>I barely escape with my life
can’t show my face in public again
>go from warrior-prophet to depressed hermit in one battle
Result- Permanent virtual Shia Sunni Border that stands to this date and Gunpowder making its way into Iran and Afghanistan
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No.57
Bumpeshwar