Famine and Fortifications in Persia During Mahmoud’s Siege
The narrative describes Mahmoud’s cautious stance behind river entrenchments near Ispahan while Persia’s King plans a large-scale sally with 102,005 men to breach rebel lines. March and April yield only useless skirmishes as leadership debates whether to risk a joint assault or await reinforcements from Candahar, Sizeftan, and Kirman.