Al-Kart's Policies and Strategies to Create Political Stabilityand Security in Khorasan

Al-Kart dynasty was established in eastern Khorasan on the eve of Mongols invasion and from the beginning, they accepted the supremacy of them. In the era of the Kartid rule in Khorasan, several factors contributed to the unrest of this state, and the Kartid rulers managed to secure their political stability through their special policies. This article seeks to find their solutions and policies. This research is a type of historical research and has been written by descriptive-analytical method and based on historical sources. The results of the study show that Kartid rulers reacted appropriately to any disruptive security factor. By accepting the legitimacy of the Ilkhanid rule, Kartid ruler were able to save Khorasan from confronting the central rule. They chose the military resistance solution to the Chagatai Khanate attacks. Al-Kart was able to control Sistan and Nikudarian and become the border guard of the eastern borders. Kartid rulers accepted the legitimacy of the Mongol survivors in Iran and therefore established a good relationship Tugha Timürid and Jani Qurbani dynasties. Al-kart chose the military option against the The Sarbadars’ expansionism and took advantage of the religious potential of the Sunnis and Sufis of Khorasan.