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.
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