Khasseh
Khasseh (crown domain) was a type of administrative division within Safavid Iran designed to centralize authority and maximize state revenue. It was introduced during the reign of Shah Tahmasp I (r. 1526–1576), and heavily expanded under Shah Abbas I (r. 1587–1629). It reached its zenith under Shah Abbas II (r. 1642–1666).[1] Khasseh lands were governed by viziers.[2]
The grand vizier Saru Taqi was the principal architect of this policy. He argued lands should be directly appropriated by the government now that semi-independent provincial governors were no longer needed, due to the decreased risk of military threats.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Matthee 2021, p. 149.
- ^ Floor 2021, p. 220.
Sources
[edit]- Floor, Willem (2021). "The Safavid court and government". In Matthee, Rudi (ed.). The Safavid World. Routledge. pp. 203–224. ISBN 978-1138944060.
- Matthee, Rudi (2021). "Safavid Iran from Shah Safi to Shah Soltan Hoseyn: stability and stasis". In Matthee, Rudi (ed.). The Safavid World. Routledge. pp. 144–163. ISBN 978-1138944060.
Further reading
[edit]- Floor, Willem (1998). A Fiscal History of Iran in the Safavid and Qajar Periods, 1500-1925. Bibliotheca Persica Press. ISBN 978-0933273290.