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A “World-adorning” history of a ruler of this polity was written by Iskander Beg Munshi. A former slave named Allahverdi Khan became a military leader in this polity after helping assassinate Ostaglu. The Travels of Sir John Chardin is an important source on the court life of this polity, where Chardin was a jewel purchaser. A ruler of this polity utilized Caucasian ghulams to undermine the power of a (*) Turkoman military group. That ruler of this empire forcibly resettled Armenian craftsmen after moving the capital from Qazvin. (-5[1])This empire forfeited territory in the peace of Amasya, and the power of its Qizilbash (10[1])was diminished after its defeat at the Battle of Chaldiran by the Ottoman Empire. For 10 points, Shah Abbas the Great ruled over what 16th to 18th (-5[1])century Iranian gunpowder empire? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Safavid Empire
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