Reza Derikvandi; Shokrollah Khakrand
Abstract
The establishment of the Ṣafavīd rule by Shah Ismail in 907 A.H. aroused the sensitivities of Sunni neighbors. In the meantime, the Uzbeks, with their religious claims and territorial ...
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The establishment of the Ṣafavīd rule by Shah Ismail in 907 A.H. aroused the sensitivities of Sunni neighbors. In the meantime, the Uzbeks, with their religious claims and territorial expansionism, prepared various attacks on different cities of Khorāsān, including Mashhad, in which the Raḍavi court played an important role. The present research uses a descriptive-analytical method based on library texts to answer the question: what is the position of Raḍavi court in these conflicts? The findings indicate the fact that the Raḍavi court has not only been affected by the course of these conflicts, but has also affected their course; thus, the Uzbek invasions of Mashhad led to their various looting of the Raḍavi court; But these invasions paved the way for the Safavid kings to pay more attention to the issue of pilgrimage to Mashhad and the reconstruction of the holy shrine. The Ṣafavīds were also able to use the various capacities of the Raḍavi court to confront the Uzbeks.
