The province of Lorestan (Persian: ولایت لرستان, romanized: Velāyat-e Lorestān) was a western province of Safavid Iran, corresponding to the present-day provinces of Ilam and Lorestan. It was one of the five velayats (semi-autonomous provinces) of the country, and was thus ruled by a vali ("viceroy", "governor").
The province of Lorestan (Persian: ولایت لرستان, romanized: Velāyat-e Lorestān) was a western province of Safavid Iran, corresponding to the present-day...
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (/ˈsæfəvɪd, ˈsɑː-/), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after...
dynasty, Abbasi dynasty or Shahs of Little Lorestan (1184–1597) was a Lur dynasty that ruled Little Lorestan in the later Middle Ages from their capital...
Mansur Beg Solvizi was initially the Lur hakem (governor) of parts of Lorestan from 1593, and then later beglerbeg (also governor) of the whole province...
and killed Soltan Hoseyn, thus restoring his rule in most of Lorestan. In 1595, the Safavids returned Khorramabad to him. Shahverdi soon staged another...
Khorshidi hakem (governor) of Khorramabad and Lorestan. He was the first Khorshidi ruler to acknowledge Safavid suzerainty, and was confirmed as a governor...
خوزستان, romanized: Velāyat-e Khūzestān) was a southwestern province of Safavid Iran, corresponding to the present-day province of Khuzestan. The old name...
governorships): Avraman, Baneh, Bakhtiyari, Javanrud, Khorkhoreh, and Lorestan-e Feyli. The Safavid era played a substantial role in the integration of Iranian...
the late Safavid era, where Lorestan provided twenty Arabian horses, 200 mules and a number of valuables. During wartime, however, Lorestan was expected...
The Safavid occupation of Basra (1697–1701) took place between 26 March 1697 and 9 March 1701. It was the second time that the important Persian Gulf...
primarily live in the Lorestan province of Iran. Their dialect is almost identical to that of standard Persian. All of the tribes in Lorestan were known as "Feyli"...
higher importance in Safavid Iran. The title is of Turkish origin, meaning "beg of begs" (commander of commanders). Under the Safavids, it meant governor-general...
[xoræmɒːˈbɒːd] ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the...
romanized: Ismāʿīl; 14 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is often considered...
pretext of attempting to restore the Safavid dynasty. A year later, in early 1753, they began assembling an army in Lorestan, and received the support of the...
and Aligoodarz (Lorestān Province). Bourvari was mainly populated by Armenians who were brought to the region by Shah Abbas of the Safavid dynasty in 1603...
Fifth Safavid Shah of Iran (r. 1587–1629) Wazir Abbas (Died 1545), Grand Vizier of the Adal Sultanate Abbas II of Persia (1632–1666), Seventh Safavid Shah...
Aligudarz (Lorestan province). It was mainly populated by Armenians who were forcibly deported to the region by Shah Abbas of the Safavid Persian Empire...
Mamâlek-e Mahruse), was the common and official name of Iran from the Safavid era until the early 20th century. The idea of the Guarded Domains illustrated...
such as the Banu Ka'b. Due to influx of Shia Arab tribes invited by the Safavids to act as a bulwark against the Ottoman Empire, the western part of Khuzestan...
structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century. Although the boundaries, roles, and rulers...
Kermanshah Province, Ilam Province and parts of Hamadan Province and Lorestan Province. In totality, Kurds are about 10% of Iran's total population....
(Persian: شهبندر, lit. “harbourmaster”), was an official of the ports in Safavid Persia Shahbandar (Pakistan), a town in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan...