Ali Anooshahr. The Rise of the Safavids According to their Old Veterans: Amini Haravi’s “Futuhat-e Shahi” (2015)

Ali Anooshahr. The Rise of the Safavids According to their Old Veterans: Amini Haravi’s “Futuhat-e Shahi” // Iranian Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2. Published by Cambridge University Press Iranian Studies. — March 2015, pp. 249-267.

Abstract

This article studies an early Safavid chronicle, Futuhat-e Shahi by Amini Haravi. In 1521, the founder of the Safavid state, Shah Isma‘il, provided Haravi with a number of veterans from the early days of the Safavid uprising as informants. Their narrative presents an alternative view on the early career of the shah that differs from the dominant version current in modern scholarship. From the perspective of the Futuhat, the rise of the Safavids did not occur as a wild apocalyptic explosion, but was a carefully planned and cautious campaign run by experienced commanders who kept a tight rein on the teenage Shah Isma‘il.

Keywords: فتوحات شاهى, Futuhat-e Shahi, Fotohate Shahi, Fotuhat-e Shahi, Futuhat-i Shahi, Futūhat-i Shāhī, Futuḥāt-i shāhī chronicle by Amīnī Haravī, Futûhât-i shâhî, Fütühat-ı Şahi, Fütûhât-ı Şâhî, Fütuhati-Şahi, Fütuhati-Əmini, Fütuhat-i Şahi, Şahın fəthləri, Şahın qələbələri, Fütuhati Şahi, Fütuhat-i Əmini, Fütuhati-şahi, Fütuhati-əmini, صدرالدين ابراهيم اميني هروي, Amir Sadr al-Din Ibrahim Amini Heravi, Heratlı Emir Sadreddin İbrahim Eminî Herevî, Emîr Sadreddin İbrâhîm Emînî Herevî, Sədrəddin Sultan İbrahim əl-Əmini, Амир Садр ад-Дин Ибрагим Амини Херави, Футухат-и шахи, Победы шаха, Футухат-шахи, Фу-тухат-и Амини, Футухат-и Амини, Садраддин Ибрагим Амини, Садраддин Султан Ибрагим ал-Амини, Садр ад-Дин Солтан Ибрагим ал-Амини, İbrahim Əmini, Sədrəddin-Soltan İbrahim əl-Əmini, Məhəmmədrza Nəsiri, محمد رضا نصيري, Naṣīrī Muhạmmad Riz̤ā, Али Анушахр, Ali Anuşehr, Əli Anuşəhr.