The religious and cultural factors of tension between Safavids and Ottomans

The establishment of a Safavid state in 907 A.H caused a hard and harsh political and religious competition between Iran and Ottoman. During the Safavid’s rule several amount of tensions took place between them and this unsound contest had somehow unpleasant consequences for Islamic World. The Safavid’s dynasty firstly governing on small part of Iran but then rapidly growing its political and spiritual influences in the whole region, and established the government with the religious ideals. This growth anddevelopment posed a major concern for her western neighboring state (Ottoman rule) who had desired to conquer even the Europe. This essay tries to study the cultural and religious backgrounds and factors of tension created between Safavids and Ottomans.