The Kingdom of Sayed Ahmad Khan Marashi Safavi and the Crisis of Safaviete Legitimacy

The end of Safaviete political era is contemporaneous with the crisis of overthrowing of Esfahan through the attack of Ghandharian Ghalzaeies. After Ghalzaeies deportation the Tahmasb II governed for a short period. There were many sovereignty claimant during the period of Esfahan`s occupation and even after it`s release. Some of them were equipped adequately than others. Sadat Marashi was the distinct example of the claimants who had a great trial to have the sovereignty. The first kingdom claimant of Marashi dynasty after Esfahan`s overthrow is Sayed Ahmad Khan Marashi Safavi. Although at the beginning he accompanied Tahmasb to defend Safaviete, he abandoned him after a short time. Sayed Ahmad Khan Marashi Safavi had initiated proceedings that brought about his kingdom`s official announcement in Kerman. The period of his three-year proceedings in South and Southeastern of country is very important; although, Tahmasb was weakening and Ashraf Afghan was successful in his domestic and overseas acts. He minted coins with Ahmad Shah`s name and ran a court which was noticeable for most of foreign companies. It is obvious that he used Safaviete crisis legitimacy in that period; however, he could not have the honor of being a dynasty promoter in Iran`s history. The method of this survey is through Library sources and it is a descriptive-analytic study.