Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 284: The Rise of Yiprasim (I)
"Swish, swish, swish~~" Ibrahim, who was less than sixteen years old this year, signed his name on the text fluently, and then handed it to Abbas I, the king of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, who was beside him.
"Young man, you are truly an amazing young man. You actually managed to force me to sign such a humiliating treaty."
"No, the wise King Abbas forced me to accept the situation of being forced to sign the contract without a complete victory."
In 1613, Ibrahim, a time traveler, became the Pasha of Baghdad. After three years and countless brutal and fierce battles, he finally forced Abbas I, a great ruler, to the signing table.
As a nation that already had a long history and splendid culture before the rise of the Crescent Moon Religion, the Persians accepted the then minority sect of the religion: Shiites, when they encountered the Crescent Moon Religion.
Around the Safavid dynasty, whether it was the Ottomans to the west, the Uzbeks to the northeast, or the Mughals to the southeast, they were all Sunnis.
The millennium-long feud between the two factions is still entangled even in the 21st century, let alone in this era.
In short, the international environment of the Safavid dynasty was not good.
But you can't resist the fact that they have a great leader.
In 1502, Ismail founded this country, and its expansion was very smooth in the early days of its founding. But when they encountered the Ottoman Empire, they were beaten down for a long time. In addition, the Uzbeks in Central Asia were also quite strong at that time, and the Mughals in the southeast would occasionally shoot cold guns... In short, by the late 16th century, this country was exhausted in the three-front war and was close to collapse.
In 1587, Abbas the Great ascended the throne. He first pretended to be a grandson, ceded large tracts of land to the Ottomans, and acquiesced to the Uzbeks occupying Iran's inherent territory... After having a peaceful development environment, he began to strengthen centralization internally. Faced with the complete control of the country's military power by the hereditary Turkmen military aristocracy, he relied on Christians in Armenia and Georgia who had become court slaves in Iran because of their Christian beliefs. He used his private property to invite the British to train and arm them. Thus, he had guns loyal to him.
Then, he eliminated powerful officials, brutally suppressed separatists, carried out reforms and developed the economy... After more than ten years of such steady development, the country became strong again.
After that, he first sent troops to the northeast, defeated the Uzbeks, took back what Iran had lost before, and also took away a large piece of Uzbek land. In the southeast, he had a brief fight with Akbar the Great, and the two sides signed a peace treaty.
After stabilizing the east, Iran went all out to the west and launched a large-scale war against the Ottoman Empire. In the historical plane, under the leadership of Abbas the Great, Iran took over the entire Transcaucasus region and most of Iraq from the Ottoman Empire.
In this dimension, because Osman had a time traveler, Abbas the Great encountered stubborn and unique resistance in the Mesopotamian plains.
However, the opponent was a great leader after all. Therefore, even if he was a time traveler, after three years of continuous fighting with the opponent, he could only accept a decent ceasefire agreement.
This contract stipulates:
1. From August 1, 1616, the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire ceased all hostilities.
2. The two sides will not cede territory or pay compensation to each other, and the new national border will be based on the territories actually controlled by both sides.
3. From the date of signing of the treaty, both parties shall return prisoners to each other free of charge.
4. The two sides will resume trade and commerce. Regarding the payment of commercial taxes, each side will only collect a one-time entry tax from the other side's merchants and will effectively protect the safety of the other side's merchants.
5. Respect each other's beliefs. The Ottomans shall not persecute Shia believers in their country, and Iran shall not persecute Sunni believers in its country.
In general, this is an agreement that neither party is happy about, but they have to sign it reluctantly.
For Abbas, the signing of this agreement means that he has given up all the Azerbaijan, Armenia and southern Mesopotamian regions that he had taken over three years ago.
This is still visible on the surface. What he cannot see for the time being is: for a time traveler, as long as the indigenous countries of this era dare to open their markets to him, he can get you a large amount of trade inflows in minutes.
As for Ibrahim, how many Sunnis are there in the whole of Iran? And the Mesopotamian Plain that he actually controls now has a lot of Shiites! The two sides protect each other, which clearly makes him suffer.
Of course, Turkey in the historical dimension was originally a country that did a good job in secularizing the Crescent and Star Church. Therefore, Ibrahim himself did not have a deep prejudice against Shiites, nor did he have much hostility. However, he was only a Pasha, and his father was only a Grand Vizier. After such a treaty was signed, when he returned to Istanbul, I wonder how many more open and secret attacks he would have to face!
However, we have no choice but to sign this agreement, because we really can't continue the fight.
As a top student majoring in materials science at Istanbul University before traveling through time, Ibrahim may be the strongest time traveler.
After all, things like smokeless gunpowder and high-strength corrosion-resistant metals that had held back Zhu Youdong, Philip, Tokugawa Yoshinao and others for more than a decade were not a problem at all for this time traveler.
His difficulty was that he was not born into the Sultan's royal family, so he was subject to too many constraints.
In the Ottoman Empire, which implemented a military fiefdom system, the Sokoli family, as the Grand Vizier, could of course have their own private soldiers. But as a minister, if your private soldiers were too large and too well-equipped, that would be a way to death.
Therefore, before being sent by his father to save the precarious Eastern Front, he only had 3,000 musketeers and an experimental Maxim gun...
After arriving in Baghdad with his 3,000 private soldiers, 500 Sipahis, and 20,000 ordinary infantrymen, Ibrahim, who had never been on the battlefield, suffered a great defeat in his first battle with Abbas. As a last resort, he asked his most trusted guards to show the only Maxim: the pursuers were stopped, but the thousands of machine gun bullets accumulated over many years of hard work were all used up...
Over the past three years, this time traveler has continued to grow in the war, and his war command ability has rapidly improved. In addition, after arriving in Baghdad, where the emperor is far away, he can finally let go of his hands and feet a little bit - thus, he gradually turned the disadvantage on the battlefield, not only recovered the southern part of the Baghdad Governorate, but also went north to the Transcaucasus region and fought several battles with Abbas, gradually pushing out the Iranian forces.
In the past three years, he has gained more and more followers, and his troops have gradually expanded to as many as 50,000 or 60,000. It can be said that these three years are the three years when this time traveler truly built his foundation.
However, that was all: facing hundreds of thousands of fearless Persian warriors, even a time traveler would feel daunted. Therefore, after taking back the traditional Ottoman control area, he took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Abbas.
"Swish, swish, swish~" Abbas, who was only 45 years old this year, was an age when a man had a perfect combination of physical strength, knowledge and experience. He readily signed his name on the contract.
"Young man, you are really amazing. I often think that if my sons could have half of your ability, I would be very satisfied."
Don't be like your generation of heroes, a perverted guy with a strong desire for control. If someone like me were your son, I'm afraid I wouldn't live past the age of ten.
After secretly complaining in his heart, Yiprahin smiled slightly: "I am deeply honored to be recognized by your majesty."
“Hahaha~~” His Majesty, who was strong and handsome except for the funny mustache on his lips, laughed: “Young man, I’m not trying to sow discord, but if you sign such a treaty and return to Istanbul, you will be in trouble. By then…” At this point, Abbas lowered his voice: “If that sickly Sultan really treats you unfairly, as long as you can reach Tabriz, I will appoint you as my prime minister!”
"Hehe~" After a perfunctory smile, Yiplashin said: "Your Majesty, after the treaty is signed, I will return to Istanbul. I also foresee that I will have a lot of trouble there. If I can return to Baghdad, I would like to do something with you."
