تحليل تاريخي عملكرد ادبي قزلباشان اهل قلم از آغاز حكومت صفويه تا پايان سلطنت شاه عباس اول (1038-907ق)

In the formation of the Safavid state, the Qizilbash—originally Sufis an‎d disciples of the Safavid order in Anatolia, Syria, Diyarbakir, an‎d Karabakh—became the military backbone of the Safavid movement through their extraordinary zeal. After the establishment of the state, they assumed the primary governmental positions within the new power structure as a military aristocracy. The main role an‎d function of the Qizilbash was as men of the sword—fighters in battle. However, evidence indicates that after the initial period of consolidation an‎d stabilization, a transformation occurred in the nature of the Qizilbash military forces. As a result, a portion of the Qizilbash military aristocracy gradually moved away from purely military functions an‎d the traditional positions of men of the sword, engaging instead in literary, artistic, cultural, an‎d even bureaucratic activities. Given the significance of this issue in Safavid studies, this research, adopting a descriptive-analytical approach, examines the military structure of the Qizilbash an‎d aims to investigate an‎d clarify their literary activities an‎d orientations. It specifically addresses the question: What factors led to the change in the status an‎d function of part of the Qizilbash military aristocracy an‎d their entry into literary an‎d cultural spheres? The findings of the study suggest that policies aimed at curbing the power of the Qizilbash by Safavid administrators an‎d kings, educational policies, personal interests an‎d temperaments, childhood training an‎d upbringing, prior experience in governance, administrative an‎d executive roles of certain Qizilbash tribes, an‎d cultural influences stemming from living in cities an‎d provinces with rich cultural backgrounds, collectively facilitated the entry of some Qizilbash warriors into the ranks of writers an‎d poets, thus creating a new political an‎d cultural experience in the history of this period.

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