Tarikh Islam

This study is a review of the political conditions of Iran in the period after the establishment of the Safavid dynasty, and tries to seek the line of gradual changes in the early formation of the Safavid dynasty out of the related events. The crisis of founder tribes and their struggle with Tajiks, their deep influence on the Safavid institutions and society, as well as Shah Tahmasp's treatment of the Muslim states, deserve close scrutiny in These disturbed Circumstances. This study presents a new re-identification of Shah Tahmasp's personality and, especially, his manner of restoring the monarchical sovereignty.