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020 $a1568591357 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aJQ1785$b.F56 2001
082 00 $a320.455/09/03$221
100 1 $aFloor, Willem M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83015363
245 10 $aSafavid government institutions /$cWillem Floor.
260 $aCosta Mesa, Calif. :$bMazda Publishers,$c2001.
300 $ax, 311 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-293) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tOrganization of the Central Government.$tGeographical extent of the kingdom.$tOrganization of the Central Government.$tVakil.$tEmir al-Omara Or Sepahsalar.$tGrand vizier.$tThe Role of the Royal Council.$tWho were the grand viziers?$tThe Divan-e a'la or Royal Chancellery.$tThe Daftar-khaneh.$tDar al-Ensha.$tMonshi al-Mamalek.$tMajles-Nevis.$tThe Staff of the Dar al-Ensha.$tThree Bureaucratic Administrative Procedural Periods.$tSeals.$tMohrdar.$tWho Were the Mohrdars?$tWhere Were the Seals Kept?$tThe Mohrdar's Staff --$g2.$tThe Organization of the Provincial Government.$tVali.$tEmir.$tAqa.$tThe Royal Vizier.$tDarugheh or Military Governor --$g3.$tOrganization of the Army.$tThe Army under Esma'il I.$tNon-Turkman Army Elemens Important.$tThe Army in Numbers.$tBeginnings of Reforms Under Shah Tahmasb I.$tReforms Under Shah 'Abbas I.$tThe Qurchis.$tComposition of the Qurchi Corps.$tThe Qurchi-bashi.$tQurchian-e Molazem or Qurchis-in-Waiting.$tQurchiyan-e Yaraq.$tQurchian-e 'Ezam or the Rank and Files.
505 80 $tQurchis Assigned to Princes.$tQurchis also in Service of Magnates.$tRecruitment of Qurchis.$tQurchis Different from Qezelbash.$tAdministration and Payment of Qurchis.$tDress and Equipments of the Qurchis.$tFunctions of the Qurchis.$tQurchis and the Sah-loyalty and Self-importance.$tThe Number of Qurchis.$tMilitary Reforms Change Status of Qurchis.$tRole of Qurchi-bashi Grows in Importance.$tThe Demise of the Qurchi Corps.$tThe Qollar or Gholams.$tOrganization of Gholams.$tTofangchis.$tThe Tupchis.$tThe Navy.$tThe Development of the Army (1590-1722).$tMilirat Dress, Arms, and Equipment.$tArms.$tWar.$tThe Tovachi-bashi.$tMilitary Tactics.$tFood and Fodder.$tOn the March.$tRules of War.$tBattle Formation.$tCharkhchis.$tCharkhchi-bashi.$tRole of Music.$tSiege Operation.$tThe Army's Homecoming.
520 1 $a"The Safavid empire was one of the major political and social formations in the early modern world, but has attracted relatively little attention from historians, although this is changing.
520 8 $aAs a result, the study of Safavid institutions has long been characterized by an over reliance on Minorsky's excellent translation of the Tadhkirat al-Moluk (published in 1943) in the same way that scholars have overused Savory's translation of Iskander Beg Monshi's History of Shah Abbas the Great and his articles on Safavid government. Floor's work offers a fresh look at the subject matter, while it is the first detailed account of the state and army institutions and offices of the Safavid empire (1502-1736). It opens many new vistas and will stimulate many new avenues in the study of the Safavids in particular and the other regional Moslem empires of the 16-17[superscript th] centuries. The analysis is careful, solid and exhaustive, and is based on a tremendous amount of work.
520 8 $aThe book offers a thorough analysis and examination of virtually all the available sources of information (Persian chronicles and archival documents; European traveler accounts, memoirs, and archival sources). The Dutch material is of particular importance and their integration with the more familiar information is unique.
520 8 $aIn addition to scholars of Iran, Central Asia and the Middle East, it would also be of interest to those working in the field of comparative institutions in history, sociology and political science."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aIran$xPolitics and government.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067909
651 0 $aIran$xHistory$yṢafavid dynasty, 1501-1736.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96007363
852 00 $bglx$hJQ1785$i.F56 2001