Investigating Zoroastrians’ Social Status in Isfahan during the Safavid Era

  • سال انتشار: 1401
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه صفویه پژوهی، دوره: 1، شماره: 1
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_SAFAVI-1-1_003
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 358
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نویسندگان

Badrosadat Alizadeh Moghadam

Assistant professor, Department of History, Payam Noor University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran

چکیده

The relationship between the government and religious minorities as well as their social status in the Safavid era is one of the most significant issues in the period. It gained a critical status especially since the beginning of the reign of Shah Abbas I and the transfer of his capital to Isfahan. Although there is a lot of material about the welfare and special status of Armenians in Isfahan in the sources of this period, writings and resources about other minorities are available only sporadically. This is especially true for Zoroastrians in terms of their long presence in Iran. Although the number of Zoroastrians gradually decreased with the arrival of Islam in Iran, their transfer to Isfahan under Shah Abbas and the use of their power and skills for flourishing the economy of the Safavid period suggests the significance of this religious minority at that time. Using a descriptive-analytical research method and based on written sources, this study seeks to answer the question of the social status of Zoroastrians in Isfahan throughout the Safavid period. Earlier studies confirm that the social status of Zoroastrians had varied in different periods of the reign of the Safavid. Although this minority had a relatively favorable status during the reign of Shah Abbas I, after his death and the decline in religious toleration in the Safavid state, the Zoroastrians were once again oppressed and the majority of them were compelled to leave Isfahan.

کلیدواژه ها

Zoroastrians, the Safavid dynasty, Abbas I of Persia, Isfahan

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