Kurdish Relations with the Safavid and Ottoman Governments from Shah Ismail I to the End of the Reign of Shah Abbas I (907- 1038 AH)

From the very beginning until the fall of the dynasty of the Safavids Kurdish tribes had a significant position. Although the presence and power of Kurds in any period of the Safavid state was different in the sense that sometimes highlights the essential role and sometimes it was weak and ineffective, but it is an undeniable fact that the Kurds during the Safavids were of great importance for the central government. The location of them was located in an area which continuously increased their importance and this important factor was cross-border and neighborhood with the Ottoman government. Since the Kurdish tribes had lived in the territory between the Safavids and the Ottomans as a result the Kurds were very important in the decisions that both governments made. The objective of the present study is clarifying the role of Kurdish settlements as an important border region which was located between the two powerful governments of Islamic world, Iran and the Ottoman Empire. The research method is descriptive- analytical and first-hand historical sources have been used.