The Role of the Kurds in the Battle of Chaldaran and Its Aftermath

The famous battle of Chalderan (920 AH / 1514 AD) had important consequences, a significant part of which were directed to the Kurdish regions. In this study, while exploring the contexts and factors involved in this battle, the role of the Kurd tribes in the descriptive-analytical manner has been described, and the implications of this battle for both sides and, more importantly, for the Kurdish areas have been explained. The findings of the study show that the Kurds did not play a central role in waging war, but took the Ottoman side in the midst of the battle. The short-term and long-term consequences of this battle have been on the Kurdish regions more than the governments involved. The separation of important parts of the Kurdish areas from the Iranian land, the entry of the Kurdish tribes and their leaders into the Safavid-Ottoman conflicts, the spread of internal disputes between the Kurdish tribes, economic and demographic losses in the Kurdish areas were part of the unfortunate consequences of this struggle for the Kurdish tribes.