Relations between the Armenians and Georgians of the Caucasus with Iran, from the period of the Safavid sheikhs Until the end of the reign of Shah Abbas I

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Islamic Azad university . Torbat Heydariyeh Unit.Iran.

2 Department of History, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

3 professor

Abstract

Ottomans, each claiming leadership of a part of the Islamic world, over the Caucasus (mainly Georgia and Iran) lasted from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Finally, in the 19th century, another rival in the disputes over the region was added to the list of countries involved, namely Russia. The importance of the Caucasus was not only due to the fertility and prosperity of its rangelands in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains but also due to its transit position on the eastern shores of the Black Sea. And they were trying to achieve their economic, social, political and cultural independence, and at the time we are discussing, they were again under the control of the Iranian government. In line with this fact, our research aims to show the incompetence of the Safavid court and the social, cultural and economic beliefs and political performance of the Safavid kings did not conform to the ideals and aspirations of Armenians and other Christians and greatly influenced their tendency towards the Ottomans. For many years, it was superior to the Safavids in terms of political power in the region and was a significant rival to European powers in world politics.

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