Premiership in Shah Abbas Era

Premiership (Vezarat) was one of the main pillars of the bureaucracy throughout the history of Iran and had a special credibility in administrative, judicial and ceremonial affairs. In the beginning of the Safavid period, due to the conflict between pen men (Ahl-e Qalam) and sword men (Ahl-e Shamshir), the status of the minister was degrated. But with the consolidation of the Safavid government during the era of Shah Abbass and his confrontation with opposition forces within the government, once again the positon of Vezir or Etemad al-dola was recovered. Applying descriptive – analytic method, this research tries to answer questions such as status of the Vezirs of Shah Abbass I and the impact of them on the Safavid government. It seems that by establishing security and power at the age of Shah Abbass, a new era in the promotion of Vezirs was begun.