Safevî Çağına ait üç Türkçe mektup ve değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Safavid Empire (1501-1736) was founded by Mirza Ismail who took the support of the Turkmen tribes at the beginning of the 16th century. Ismail Bahadur Khan declared his kingdom at Tabriz former Aq Qoyunlu capital. After that Shah Ismail chosed the Twelve Imam Shi'ism as a official religion. From this date, Shah Ismail tried to unite the Iran under the umbrella of Shi'ism. He has fighted the Uzbeks in the east and the Ottomans in the west. This struggle has continued in the period of Shah Tahmasb and Shah Abbas. Especially Shah Abbas the Great has made many bloody combat with his enemies. Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629) has made some arrangements in the army and the government system of the Safavid Empire. By this reforms Safavid Empire become more stronger. Safavid Empire lived more comfortable life for a while on his legacy in the 17th century. After that the Safavid Empire was destroyed by Afghan invasions in the first half of the 18th century. In this article, we put forward three Turkish letters of the Safavid era and we also try to make an assessment on them.