Özet:

At the end of the 16th century, Safavid Empire was in a serious crisis. The political crisis was exacerbated by failure in the war with the Ottoman Empire. During this period, the attempts of Qizilbash emirs, who were almost independent and did not weary of fighting against each other, to disobey the central government were further aggravated the situation. It was in such a hard time, in 1587, that Shah Abbas was brought to the Safavid throne. Shah Abbas I began to implement important reforms, the main aims of which were to put an end to the disobedience of the Qizilbash emirs, to prevent their attempts to pursue independence in provinces, to weaken their ties with the tribes they belong to, to strengthen the central government, and to create a strong regular army. As a result of the reforms of Shah Abbas I, the Safavid empire not only regained its former might (strength), it even became stronger. The disobedience of arbitrary Qizilbash emirs was brought to an end, as a result of the elimination of individual "dynastic rulers" in the provinces, the central authority was strengthened and total political stability was established. The standing army, a main pillar of the state, was created, and the defense capacity of the state was strengthened. In a short time, the occupied lands were liberated, and the Safavid empire became one of the most powerful empires in the Near and Middle East.

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