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Persian throne bid sparks treaty clash amid siege tale
From The Historical Register Moscow June 8 reports from Persia that Prince Thomas sent an officer to Lieutenant General Lockwarchoff to announce his accession and vow harmony with the court while renewing old treaties with Peter I. Mehemet heir to the Ottoman throne contemplates a pacification break if required. A brutal siege at Shiras follows, with executions and decapitation of the Ottoman sponsor, as Thomas’s 50,000 strong army assaults the town amid stubborn resistance.
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