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The Uzbeks continue their conquest of Khorasan.

When Abbas hears they are besieging his old friend Ali Qoli Khan Shamlu in Herat he pleads with Murshid to take action.

Fearing a rival, Murshid does nothing until the news comes that Herat has fallen and the Uzbeks have slaughtered the entire population.

Only then does he set out on campaign to Khorasan.

Abbas, planning to avenge the death of Ali Qoli Khan, suborns four Qizilbash leaders to kill Murshid after a banquet on July 23, 1589.

With Murshid gone, Abbas can now rule Iran in his own right.