Examining the necessity of political marriages in the centralist policies of Shah Abbas I

In order to overcome many internal and external problems, Shah Abbas I tried to use diplomatic measures in parallel with the use of repressive measures. Besides fending off foreign invasions and changing the structure of the bureaucracy, he acted to attract and depend on various elements of power in different regions of the country through family ties with them in order to create peace and stability in different dimensions and provide the ground for the elevation of the Safavid government. The present study, using library sources and with a descriptive-analytical approach, seeks to investigate and explain why and how political alliances influence the creation of centralist policies and structures during the period of Shah Abbas I, because Along with various political, military and social measures, Shah Abbas added the use of family ties to his set of measures to create political centralization and territorial integrity.