Safavid government institutions / Willem Floor

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-293) and index

Contents Foreword 1 Organization of the Central Government Geographical extent of the kingdom Organization of the Central Government Vakil Emir al-Omara Or Sepahsalar Grand vizier The Role of the Royal Council Who were the grand viziers? The Divan-e a'la or Royal Chancellery The Daftar-khaneh Dar al-Ensha Monshi al-Mamalek Majles-Nevis The Staff of the Dar al-Ensha Three Bureaucratic Administrative Procedural Periods Seals Mohrdar Who Were the Mohrdars? Where Were the Seals Kept? The Mohrdar's Staff 2 The Organization of the Provincial Government Vali Emir Aqa The Royal Vizier Darugheh or Military Governor 3 Organization of the Army The Army under Esma'il I Non-Turkman Army Elemens Important The Army in Numbers Beginnings of Reforms Under Shah Tahmasb I Reforms Under Shah 'Abbas I The Qurchis Composition of the Qurchi Corps The Qurchi-bashi Qurchian-e Molazem or Qurchis-in-Waiting Qurchiyan-e Yaraq Qurchian-e 'Ezam or the Rank and Files Qurchis Assigned to Princes Qurchis also in Service of Magnates Recruitment of Qurchis Qurchis Different from Qezelbash Administration and Payment of Qurchis Dress and Equipments of the Qurchis Functions of the Qurchis Qurchis and the Sah-loyalty and Self-importance The Number of Qurchis Military Reforms Change Status of Qurchis Role of Qurchi-bashi Grows in Importance The Demise of the Qurchi Corps The Qollar or Gholams Organization of Gholams Tofangchis The Tupchis The Navy The Development of the Army (1590-1722) Milirat Dress, Arms, and Equipment Arms War The Tovachi-bashi Military Tactics Food and Fodder On the March Rules of War Battle Formation Charkhchis Charkhchi-bashi Role of Music Siege Operation The Army's Homecoming Afterword Bibliography Index