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Sykes' History of Persia Vol 2 (pdf) - Heritage Institute

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RISE OF THE SAFAVI DYNASTY 255<br />

993 0585) ne killed 20,000 <strong>of</strong> the enemy. Yet again,<br />

a month later, he inflicted crushing losses on the invaders;<br />

but shortly afterwards he himself suffered defeat because<br />

3000 <strong>of</strong> his men were driven into a marsh. Not a whit<br />

discouraged, the intrepid <strong>Persia</strong>n raided across the Aras<br />

and ravaged Salmas and Erivan. But internal divisions<br />

prevented these victories from bearing fruit, and Tabriz<br />

remained in the hands <strong>of</strong> the Turks. A plot contrived<br />

by the tribesmen to exclude Hamza Mirza from the<br />

throne proved futile, but the gallant Prince was assassinated<br />

by one <strong>of</strong> his favourites in A.H. 995 (1587), and with his<br />

death all immediate hope <strong>of</strong> expelling<br />

the invaders disappeared.

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