Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Khoy Branch, Iran
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Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Khoi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoi, Iran
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departeman of history، maku branch، islamic azad university، maku، iran
Abstract
Abstract:
Examining the relations between the tribes and the tribes with each other and with the central government is one of the important topics in the history of Iran during the Islamic period. This issue is more important in the Safavid period, especially in the western regions of Iran, due to the kind of hostile relations that were going on with the Ottoman government, In this article, the activities that is, the clans and tribes of the western regions of Iran, in the political developments of the period of Shah Abbas I (1038-996) have been analyzed analytically. During the period of Shah Abbas I, how were the policies and conflicts of the Kurds with each other? It is one of the important topics of the article.
The result of the research shows that during the era of Shah Abbas I, the Kurdish clans and tribes of Iran, who had the power and sovereignty of the state in the western regions of Iran in the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshahan and Azerbaijan, were among the main political and military actors in the west of the country. During this period, a kind of multifaceted relationship between the tribes and the Kurdish peoples emerged, which created the grounds for unrest in the western province of Iran, and increased tribal conflicts among them. The main actors of tribal and tribal conflicts in the Kurdish regions during the period of Shah Abbas I were Mahmudi, Donbali, Bradost, Mukri, Hakkari, Ardalan, Belbas and Oraman clans and clans.
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