SOME PARADIGMS AND REFLECTIONS OF QULAM POLICY OF SAFEVID SHAHS IN RESEARCHES OF WESTERN SCHOLARS
Ayten NASIBOVA

Safevi history had held more important place in western historical researches than we think or expect it to be. Moreover, looking through this works together with we witness authentic investigations we witness also misrepresentations and manipulations of facts. The aim of this article is to show some examples of researches of western scholars about qhualm policy of Safevid Shahs and some distortions assumed in the researches of the western scholars, especially of Armenian origin.

Keywords: Safevi state, kizilbash, qula