Analyzing the concept of state-oriented in the policy writing tradition of Middle Ages Iran (Comparative review of Siyar al-muluk, Ketab al-Nasiha and Nasiha al-Maluk)

Document Type : Political thought

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Lecturer and researcher at Imam Hossein University

Abstract

The present study seeks to explore the concept of statehood in the intellectual tradition of policy-writing of the middle period of Iran; to answer the question of what characteristics the components of the model of policy-writing in terms of statehood, in the written works of this period, in view of the weakening of the Islamic caliphate and the formation of semi-independent monarchies include and how it is related to the thought of the state in Iran. After explaining the four components of "the unity of religion and politics", "Kingdom and monarchy", "just observance and interaction" and "maintaining power and denying opponents", these indicators were examined using the "adaptive method" among the works (Sier ul Mulook, Alnasaeh and Nasaeh ul Mulook). The findings of the study indicate that the Khwaja sought to Farrah-izadi culture and religious legitimacy for the king, Onsorolmaali replaced the earthly kingdom with religious legitimacy, and Ghazali is a middle ground in the form of the theory The shadow of God. All three thinkers have centered their idea around the king, but the creation of a wide court is specific to the Khwaja, and the Onsorolmaali and the Ghazali are placed in the next places respectively. In order to "observe and interact fairly", Onsorolmaali and Ghazali have referred to the control of the subjects and the army through the systems of taking tribute and issuing orders, but Khwaja has paid less attention to the issue of justice than others. Respectively, Khwaja, Onsorolmaali and Ghazali sought "expansion", "acquisition" and "preservation" of power in their works. finally, it can be concluded that the processes governing the formation of the government in Iran show that the government was an establishment and in the continuation of the policy texts, it reflects the experience of the Iranian government to respond to the requirements of new political systems in "practical politics".

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State Studies of Contemporary Iran
Volume 10, Issue 1
June 2024
Pages 113-140

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  • Receive Date: 01 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 29 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 01 June 2024

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