The year is 1500, and a young red haired boy who traveled to Turkey has come to Iran, and announces his birthright to the throne of the monarchy.
The young boy is a Qizilbash, and a warrior. His father, also a Qizilbash, and a warrior. No one could stop them in their tracks.
Andalucia has just fallen, and the future of Baghdad remains uncertain. Europe is changing from Rome outwards, and the usher of a new world, along with exotic stories of new discoveries, fill the bazaar day and night.
The young boy, now King Ismail. The religion of Ismail differed from the Sunni Islam that Iranians practiced up until that time.
"No more", were the words of the King. "We will bring about the past greatness, and create an Empire once more", were his words.
To battle the Ottomans, and others, henceforth, new technologies were passed from Europe through Russia.
Everlasting friendships were formed, and convenient ones at that.
Drugs would be sent by the abusers to the distributors. In return, the distributors would supply arms and training; the Portugese would be driven out. Not long after, the distributors became the attackers, and France as an alliance.
Through this, backroom deals from cousins to the distributors maintained a trade that built empires.
It started with hash/opium, today it's changed to drugs, weapons, and sex.
References:
Matthee, Rudolph P. The pursuit of pleasure: drugs and stimulants in Iranian history, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press, 2005.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Ismailis are much more than a branch of Shi'ites
The year is 1500, and a young red haired boy who traveled to Turkey has come to Iran, and announces his birthright to the throne of the monarchy.
The young boy is a Qizilbash, and a warrior. His father, also a Qizilbash, and a warrior.
No one could stop them in their tracks.
Andalucia has just fallen, and the future of Baghdad remains uncertain.
Europe is changing from Rome outwards, and the usher of a new world, along with exotic stories of new discoveries, fill the bazaar day and night.
The young boy, now King Ismail.
The religion of Ismail differed from the Sunni Islam that Iranians practiced up until that time.
"No more", were the words of the King.
"We will bring about the past greatness, and create an Empire once more", were his words.
First in line, institutionalizing the Shi'ite faith. With it are intertwined the greatness of the empire, the great Persian Empire.
The Ottomans are vying for position. Beyazid has an affinity for young Ismail. Beyazid also knows his son, birthright in line for the throne of the Ottoman empire, despises Ismail. Beyazid's son was the only Ottoman ruler without the title of King, following Beyazid's death.
King Ismail is fond of drunkenness. Spirits, hash, and opium. With it, dreams of his hopes for the sustenance of his love for drunkenness, to allude romantic visions of Zarathustra to fit in Islam. He would write them under his name Xataī, which translates to "Sinner".
His defining battle, Cholderan, was met with the great King Ismail being removed from his frail body that had become distraught by his abuses of spirits, hash, and opium.
Baghdad fell no less than one hundred years later. Much was lost, and to continue with the friendships of a forever drunk institution whose essence remains.
References:
Matthee, Rudolph P. The pursuit of pleasure: drugs and stimulants in Iranian history, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press, 2005.
The young boy is a Qizilbash, and a warrior. His father, also a Qizilbash, and a warrior.
No one could stop them in their tracks.
Andalucia has just fallen, and the future of Baghdad remains uncertain.
Europe is changing from Rome outwards, and the usher of a new world, along with exotic stories of new discoveries, fill the bazaar day and night.
The young boy, now King Ismail.
The religion of Ismail differed from the Sunni Islam that Iranians practiced up until that time.
"No more", were the words of the King.
"We will bring about the past greatness, and create an Empire once more", were his words.
First in line, institutionalizing the Shi'ite faith. With it are intertwined the greatness of the empire, the great Persian Empire.
The Ottomans are vying for position. Beyazid has an affinity for young Ismail. Beyazid also knows his son, birthright in line for the throne of the Ottoman empire, despises Ismail. Beyazid's son was the only Ottoman ruler without the title of King, following Beyazid's death.
King Ismail is fond of drunkenness. Spirits, hash, and opium. With it, dreams of his hopes for the sustenance of his love for drunkenness, to allude romantic visions of Zarathustra to fit in Islam. He would write them under his name Xataī, which translates to "Sinner".
His defining battle, Cholderan, was met with the great King Ismail being removed from his frail body that had become distraught by his abuses of spirits, hash, and opium.
Baghdad fell no less than one hundred years later. Much was lost, and to continue with the friendships of a forever drunk institution whose essence remains.
References:
Matthee, Rudolph P. The pursuit of pleasure: drugs and stimulants in Iranian history, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press, 2005.
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