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The Female Poet Who Defied Shah Safi: Gowhar Khatun's Rebellion
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In 1630s Isfahan, a female poet named Gowhar Khatun challenged the authority of Shah Safi I, the grandson of Shah Abbas the Great. Using her verses and her network of Sufi followers, she openly criticized the shah's oppressive rule and his persecution of...
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