The Safavid Shah Abbas and the Kurds of the Eastern Frontier
March 2025 The Safavid Shah Abbas and the Kurds of the Eastern Frontier Marc Morató-Aragonés Abstract: In this article, we will examine how the rulers of the Safavid Empire (1500–1736) related to the ruling Kurdish clans and how, despite their religious and social differences, they utilized them in the eastern provinces of the empire, which were then threatened by the