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Tahmasp's court reforms

Type Event Region Persia Time 1541–1550

In the 1540s, Safavid Shah Tahmasp I advanced court and administrative reforms, weakening Qizilbash tribal monopoly on government, promoting Persian …

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  1. 1541–1547Tabriz · AzerbaijanThrough dividing powers, rotating governors, and purging opponents, Tahmasp curbed Qizilbash chieftains' control of provincial military and civil affairs, gradually handing key posts to loyal Persian bureaucrats and court attendants and reducing the threat of tribal infighting to the center.
  2. 1548–1550Qazvin · IranIn 1548 the shah moved the court to Qazvin, away from Ottoman-threatened Tabriz, and established more standardized documentary administration and religious institutions in the new capital. The ulama (religious scholars) rose in status, and Shi'a law and ritual were further integrated into state governance.

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