Defensive walls in Safavid Iran
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Defensive walls in Safavid Iran
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Defensive walls in Safavid Iran were few in number, a development which can be traced back in dialectical fashion to the low appreciation of artillery by the Iranian army in contemporaneous times and the concept and execution of city construction—the latter being itself a reflection of the physical characteristics of Safavid Iran coupled with the workings of historical contingency. In Safavid Iran, rather than walls, it was usually the citadel within the urban area that functioned as the city's
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