The principal offices of the Ṣafawid state during the reign of Ṭahmāsp I (930-84/1524-76)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2808901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger M Savory (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-85 |
| Publication date | 1961-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00140406 |
| OpenAlex | W2093963869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 2 |
IN a previous article, we noted that by the time of the death of Shāh Isma'īl I (19 Rajab 930/23 May 1524) it is possible to observe certain trends in the development of the principal offices of the Ṣafawid state. During the last decade of the reign of Isma'īl I, there had been a movement away from the theocratic form of government which obtained at the time of the establishment of the Ṣafawid state, and this was reflected in changes both in the scope and function and in the relative importance of the principal offices of state: there was a tendency to lay less emphasis on the paramount position of the wakīl as the vicegerent of the Shāh (wakīl-i nafs-i nafīs-i humāyūn), and to regard him rather as the head of the bureaucracy; there was a decline in the power of the ṣadr; and Isma'īl himself took steps to curb the power of the amīr al-umarā
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1968 - 2025 (58) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |