the structure of safavid judicial system

the safavid dynasty was the first iranian centralized administration, which chose shia’a branch of islam as the official religion and the judicial system for iran. in safavi period the state officially established two separate and distinct court system. first the state courts (the urf courts) under the supervision of the secular minister of justice (divan-begi) and the secondly the islamic court (shari’ah courts), which functioned under the supervision of religious judges (sadr). a correct understanding of the contemporary judicial system, requires proper investigation a boat the development of it in the past time. the current research will strive to carry out this investigation in safavid era.