A Historical Analysis of the Overthrow of Sadat Kiaee Government by the Safavids (with Emphasis on Theoretical Foundations)

The Sadat Kiaee, who succeeded to form a local and firmly-rooted state in Gilan about a century and a half before the advent of the Safavids, provided Ismail Mirza, the next Shah Ismail and, thus, played an important role in preventing the definite overthrow of the Safavids and restoring them to power in order to fulfill their political goal in the early years of the 10th century. Yet, Kiaee government was destined to be overthrown by the Safavids and ousted in the early 11th century. Using a historical- analytical method, this research tries to examine the course of this phenomenon, i.e. the suppression of Sadat Kiaee. The research results indicate that, despite the numerous indications, the Safavids could never control the Sadat Kiaee completely. With their background based on mystical path and Siyadat and their desire to form a state an based on an ideal Shah (kingdom), according to their local tradition, Kiaee rulers targeted the theoretical foundation of the Safavids and were thus brutally suppressed.