Şah İsmayıl dövründə Səfəvi dövlətinin Hindistanın Türk-Müsəlman sultanlıqları ilə əlaqələri

The Safavid State, which constitutes one of the glorious pages of the history of the Turco- Islamic states, besides playing an important role in international relations, military and political life not only in Azerbaijan, but also in the history of the Near and Middle East states, it has also played an active role in relationship between Europe and East. One of the regions that the Safavid State gave particular importance to in its foreign relations was the Turco-Islamic sultanates in India’s Deccan plateau. At the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century, there were Adil Shahis (1490-1686), Nizam Shahis (1491- 1633) and Qutub Shahis (1512-1687) states in Deccan. The relations of the Safavids with these three Turkish sultanates initiated thanks to the achievements of Shah Ismail, following the establishment of the Safavid state. Safavids’ relations with these three Muslim-Turkish sultanates began after the creation of the Safavid state, thanks to the good luck of Shah Ismail. These three small sultanates declared Isna-Sharia as the official state religion and accepted the suzerainty of the Safavid shahs for a long time. Especially during the reign of the Safavid Shah Ismail (1501-1524), the close relations established among the Muslim sultanates of the Dean rose to a high level under his heirs. These three Turkish sultanates, which are also referred to as the “Shiite Sultanates” in many sources, were able to maintain their relations with the Safavids, even under difficult conditions, until their occupation by the Mughal Empire.