In 1639, Safi sent a return delegation to Holstein-Gottorp, bestowing gifts on the Duke.[5]. According to one account, found in Archangelo Lamberti's Relation de la Colchide ou Mengrellie (1654), Safi died in a drinking contest with a certain Scedan Cilaze (Chiladze), a renowned Georgian drinking champion invited to Isfahan from Mingrelia. Supposedly, however, he abhorred tobacco smoke as much as his grandfather did, going as far as to have those caught smoking tobacco in public killed by pouring molten lead in their mouths. Safi of Persia 1611-1642 1629-1642 Grandson of Abbas I of Persia His name was Sam Mirza before Coronation. He was the sixth ruler of the Safavid dynasty. The dominant political figure of Safi's reign was Saru Taqi, appointed grand vizier in 1634. In 1639, Safi sent a return delegation to Holstein-Gottorp, bestowing gifts on the Duke. Shah Safi I of Persia (±1610-1642) had most of his male family members ruthlessly killed off, and spend most of his time under the influence of alcohol and opium. Nevertheless, the Treaty of Zuhab which ensued in 1639 put an end to all further wars between the Safavids and the Ottomans. Nevertheless, the Treaty of Zuhab which ensued in 1639 put an end to all further wars between the Safavids and the Ottomans. [2], Ottoman Empire, Iran, Caucasus, Timurid Empire, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajik language, Middle Persian, Safavid Dynasty, Qom, Safi of Persia, Suleiman I of Persia, Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran, Afghanistan, Shia Islam, Alamut, Persian language, Iranian peoples, Qom, Mecca, Vizier, Safavid dynasty, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I of Persia, Mahmud Hotaki, Tahmasp II,
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