Gaining power of Shah Ismail I in the military and political arena

The cause of the Chaldaran war

The cause of the Chaldaran war was Shah Ismail I gaining power in the military and political arena with the joining of Turkmen Sufis, most of whom lived in Anatolia and Syria. In fact, a large part of the Qazalbash tribes lived in Anatolia before joining Shah Ismail, and after the migration of the tribes Original too…