The Hajj issue in relations of the governments of East Iranian with Western counterparts (from Ghaznavid to the Safavid)

Like today، in the last world، expansion of governments usually was part of the require justification for legitimacy. This justification is a pretext and excuse rather than a reflection of all the facts. In those days one of the most important governments pretext for expansion was the religious justification. To spread the Muslim religion and its precepts by holding was usually one of the most important excuses of Muslim governments to increase the power and territory. The duty of Jihad، was the main pretext for the conquest of Muslims in non-Islamic lands. But when some of these governments wanted expansion within the territory of Muslim and against other competitors، Because of the limited use of jihad for campaign in the Dar-al-Islam، attempt to other precepts By holding was their excuse. One of these excuses was trying to help perform the Hajj duty to its own nationals. Since the introduction of the duty was security of way of the pilgrims from Mecca and Medina within their territories، Muslim governments always knew one of his duties with such security. By this excuse، and in fact to justify its expansion in the scope of their neighbors، they would intervene and conquest. Such a thing seems to be pretext of The East Iranian Muslim governments. Because their pilgrims to perform Hajj، must pass through the center and the West of Iran. Raising such claims in the history of Iran in the Islamic period، has started probably from Ghaznavid dynasty and has continued until the middle of the Safavid era. In this article، the process of this claim of the East Iranian Muslim governments، in their relations with the governments of the West and Center of Iran، is being studied.