The Convergent and divergent approach of Shah-Abbas I in facing Kermanshahs) based on Kalhor and Zanganeh clans (

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1 PhD student of Iran's history after Islam, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Associate Prof, Department of History, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

After coming to power, Shah Abbas I (1038-996 AH) paid special attention to consolidating power in the centre. In line with this goal, the leaders of the unruly tribes, who often sought political independence and tended to run away from the centre, were weakened and suppressed, and aligned and loyal tribes in the political structure of different provinces of Iran replaced them. This goal was achieved in Kermanshah by weakening and suppressing the powerful and restless Kalhor clan and raising the loyal Zanganeh clan. Therefore, the main question of the current research is why the people of Kermanshah took a convergent and divergent approach towards Shah Abbas I? The purpose of this research, which was carried out with a descriptive-analytical method, is to analyze the factors that encouraged Shah Abbas to adopt different convergent and divergent approaches towards Zanganeh and Kalhor tribes in Kermanshah. The findings of the research indicate that the strategic location of the Kermanshahs in the neighbourhood of the Ottoman lands and occasional rebellions of the Kalhers in the region prompted Shah Abbas I to kill the Zanganeh tribe, in addition to suppressing and weakening the tribe. Kalhor provided the ground for Zanganeh leaders to be the head of power in Kermanshah province.

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