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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Explanation from Artist:

Ismail I (1487-1524) was the founder of Safavid Iran, credited with uniting the country under native rule for the first time after the Islamic conquests, and installing Shia as the official state religion…. All by the age of 14. He was recorded as being remarkably egotistical and cruel, going as far as making wine goblets out of the skulls of enemies (there were also rumors of him committing cannibalism).

However, he suffered his first and only defeat at the hands of Selim the Grim, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who had repeatedly degraded him through their letter exchanges (such as sending Ismail women’s clothing to wear, but Ismail was known to be a beautiful red-haired twink so can’t blame him).

At the Battle of Chaldiran (1514), Selim badly injured Ismail, almost captured him, and stole his entire harem to distribute Ismail’s wives to his men, destroying the young Shah’s aura of invincibility among his people. From then on, Ismail fell into a deep existential crisis and left all state affairs to his viziers, drinking alcohol and doing drugs until it lead to his early death at age 36.

Ngl, I would love to see what would have happened if Selim caught him and put him in the lingerie for real… haha unless… 🤤

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Classic tale, child prodigy gets everything at an early age, never learns to deal with failure or how to persevere through difficult situations, crumbles upon finally encountering a setback in their 20s. The poster child of burned out former "gifted" children.

Source: am burned out former "gifted" child, but hey, at least my self destructive indulgences probably won't kill me until my 50s, or maybe even 60s.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

yeahhh, school was piss easy on every step. being an adult though? you can do everything right and still fail, and dealing with failure... yeesh