Safavids Kings and Music

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

قنبرعلی رودگر ¹ , علی محمدی ²

1 - ندارد
2 - ندارد

Received: 2011-11-06 Accepted : 2012-01-19 Published : 2012-02-20

Keywords: Safavids, Iranian music, Jurists and music,

Abstract :

The Iranian music as many cultural and social manifestations and wasaffected by safavids era. The Iranian,s life style got so many effectsfrom politics of safavids government.These effects also in the periodsof various kings were different. In the age of first Shāh Abbāsbecause of his tendency to the music,it developed.But in the ages ofShāh Tahmāsb and Shāh Solaymān because of Jurists, domination onthem, they were against the music. At that time this art was going todecline, the musicians were left their country and this art becameweak. Because of these issues many of them migrated to the otherlands out of the Safavids territory.