Nomads and tribes have been among the influential socio-political forces in the Iranian history. In addition to the tribal origins of many Iranian dynasties, the structure of military forces of governments has been mainly based on nomads. The Safavids also could reach power with the help of Turkmen tribes; later, they needed the help of other non-Turkmen tribes to manage and maintain their rein. One of these tribes was the Kurdish Chegini tribe which, despite the Qizilbashs resistance to prevent the non-Turkmen tribes in the political and military fields, could find a place in the Safavids military structure and, consequently, play a key role in the events. The obvious beginning of the activities of this tribe dates back to Sh?h Tahmaseb I, who had learned to manage the country and solve the complicated problems, had to use all the countrys potentials including the nomad forces. To that end, the present study uses a descriptive-analytic procedure to analyze the role of the Kurdish Chegini tribe in the ears of Shah Tahmaseb I and Shah Ismail II.

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