Abstract:
Undoubtedly، one of the main challenges facing the Safavids since the beginning of their rule in Iran was how to deal with Uzbeks as one of their stubborn enemies in the northeast regions. Those who had territorial and religious claims against the Safavids، during the expansion and consolidation of the power of Shah Isma'il I in Iran، created for him a great deal of concern in the Khorasan region. Eventually، the first Safavid king، who also had common claims against the destructive power of Uzbeks، had to solidly and seriously prevent them from moving forward into Khorasan. The battle of Marv served the intentions of Shah Isma'il، but another battle called Gijduvon، which took place along the Amu Darya not long after the battle of Marv، ended in the defeat of Shah Ismail's troops. The present study، with a descriptive-analytical approach، seeks to answer this question that how this failure affected the political geography of Transoxiana and the internal relations of power in Iran. The results of this study indicate that the Gijduvon battle ended the continuation of the Timurid rule in the Transoxiana region in addition to putting an end to the wishes of Shah Ismail I for propagating the power of the Safavids on the other side of Amu Darya. Moreover، this battle revealed the disturbances in the credo centered system in the power structure of the Safavids.
Machine summary:
The Consequence of the Battle of Ghajduwan on the Political Geography of the Transoxiana Region and Internal Power Relations in Iran 12 Abdullah Motevaly * Ali Zareei ** Abstract Undoubtedly, one of the most important challenges facing the Safavids from the early years of the formation of their government in Iran was how to confront the Uzbeks as one of their fierce enemies in the northeastern regions.
The result of the war in favor of the Safavids was recorded, and with the death of Muhammad Khan Shaybani and the flight of the remaining Uzbeks to the other side of the Oxus, Khorasan also became part of Shah Ismail's territory (Qazvini, 1387: 128; Bayat, 1384: 390).
The Political Fabric of the Region after the Battle of Ghadjavan Although the failure of the Iranian armies in the Ghadjavan region was quickly compensated by Shah Ismail, and all the areas occupied by the Uzbeks on the left bank of the Oxus were again added to the Safavid territory; however, the consequences of the defeat at Ghadjavan manifested themselves in a clear and long-term manner.
Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur, who after the Battle of Merv and the friendly relations he subsequently established with Shah Ismail Safavi, with full hope for the material and military support of the Safavids, paved his way into Transoxiana to, while reclaiming the lost geography of his ancestors, consolidate and stabilize his position against the Uzbeks.
(
, 
, 
)
