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Desolation of Ispahan and Mahmoud's Siege Ends
The text describes two and a half months of siege in Ispahan with mass killings and cannibalism. Mahmoud delays attacking to preserve royal treasures, then surrenders at discretion on October 23, 1722. The Shah offers his daughter to Mahmoud to soften his ferocity, then travels on foot seeking mercy, while survivors mourn and recount the ruined city’s fate.
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