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. This empire forfeited territory in the peace of Amasya, and the power of its Qizilbash (10[1])was diminished after its defeat (10[1])at the Battle of Chaldiran by the Ottoman Empire. For 10 points, Shah Abbas the Great ruled over what 16th to 18th century Iranian gunpowder empire? ■END■