Shahid Beheshti University Tārīkh-i Īrān 2008-7357 11 1 2018 03 21 Study of the war of Ghojdovan and the causes of the Safavids troops defeat Study of the war of Ghojdovan and the causes of the Safavids troops defeat 123 140 95672 FA Aboutaleb Soltanian Assistant professor of History, university of guilan Journal Article 2018 05 18 Abstract The war of Ghojdovan in Transoxiana in 918 A.H, was one of the most important military events in the reign of the Shah-ismai'l I (907-930 A. H.). This event is very important for study, because the Qezelbash troops- that have been usually appearing very powerful- have been defeated severely by the Uzbeks, and inconsequence, its commander Mirnajm II and many high rankings Qezelbash Emirs were killed. Nevertheless, the causes of this defeat haven't been investigated perfectly. Therefore, the main question is posed that what were the elements of the beginning of the war and specially, what was the causes of the Safavids troops defeat? The investigation of this question reveal that the role of the Mirnajm II- as commander of troops- and his wrong behavior with the Emirs, and also his wrong strategy were the main elements of the Safavids troop defeat, in face of the Uzbeks, in the war of Ghojdovan. Abstract The war of Ghojdovan in Transoxiana in 918 A.H, was one of the most important military events in the reign of the Shah-ismai'l I (907-930 A. H.). This event is very important for study, because the Qezelbash troops- that have been usually appearing very powerful- have been defeated severely by the Uzbeks, and inconsequence, its commander Mirnajm II and many high rankings Qezelbash Emirs were killed. Nevertheless, the causes of this defeat haven't been investigated perfectly. Therefore, the main question is posed that what were the elements of the beginning of the war and specially, what was the causes of the Safavids troops defeat? The investigation of this question reveal that the role of the Mirnajm II- as commander of troops- and his wrong behavior with the Emirs, and also his wrong strategy were the main elements of the Safavids troop defeat, in face of the Uzbeks, in the war of Ghojdovan. https://irhj.sbu.ac.ir/article_95672_deff6a3562665483fc32aa2a7fa03b35.pdf