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A poet in this empire named B’abai ben Lotf (“buh-BYE behn LUHT-fuh”) wrote a chronicle titled “Book of a Forced Convert” about the persecution of its Jews. While serving as an ambassador, Don García de Silva Figueroa conducted archaeological research in this empire. This empire was the subject of a travelog by the French jeweler Jean Chardin (-5[1])(“shar-DAHN”). A chronicle called (15[1])the “World-Adorning History of [a ruler of (15[1])this empire] was written by the scribe Iskandar (*) Beg Munshi. Englishman Anthony (10[1])Shirley wrote an account of his travels in this empire, whose military was modernized with the help of his brother Robert. This smallest of the “gunpowder empires” was employed a force known (10[1])as the qizilbash (“KEE-zihl-bahsh”) that was later sidelined by Abbas the Great. For 10 points, name this empire founded by Shah Ismail that ruled Persia between the 16th and 18th centuries. ■END■

ANSWER: Safavid Empire
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