The Relatıons Between Safavıds And The Trıbe Bradostıans And The Sıege Of Dımdım Castle In The Early 17th Century
XVII. YÜZYIL BAŞLARINDA SAFEVİ-BRADOSTİ İLİŞKİLERİ VE DIMDIM KALESİ KUŞATMASI

Author : Cafer AÇAR -- Ercan GÜMÜŞ
Number of pages : 629-656

Abstract

The Bradostians tribe, resident on the northwestern border of Iran, were able to make a name for itself by establishing pragmatic relations with the Ottomans and sometimes with the Safavids. The Bradostians, who gained strength, especially during the reign of Emir Khan Bradost, who passed into history as “The Golden Handed Khan”, fell victim to Safavids’ shah of the period Shah Abbas, under the influence of some provocations carried out by their enemies, as well, following their reconstruction and settlement of Dimdim Fortress of Emir Khan. Dimdim Fortress was then taken over by the Safavids after a long encirclement, and the Bradostians lost their power to a great extent. After taken over by the Safavids, Dimdim Fortress was given to the Turkmen-Kizilbash emirs, and some of the Bradostians were exiled to Khorasan. Almost six years after the incident occurred in the years 1018-1019 of the Hegira, Bradostians took Dimdim Fortress back, but the Safavids attacked again and captured the fortress for the second time. The aim of this essay is to discuss the tradition which is not mentioned in the Ottoman sources, but referred to especially in the Safavid sources of the period, in detail.

Keywords

Dimdim Castle, the Bradostian Tribe, Safavids State, Golden Handed Emir Khan, Shah Abbas.

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