Analysis of Timurid legitimacy on the basis of Iranian political thoughts.

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Zahra Alami zavare ¹ , Fereydoon Allahyari ²

1 - university of Isfahan
2 - university of Isfahan

Received: 2017-06-15 Accepted : 2018-01-07 Published : 1921-10-23

Keywords: Power, Timurid, Legitimacy, Divine approval, Divine right,

Abstract :

In political discourse, Legitimacy means peoples acceptance of and submission to the current government, a choice of knowledge and will. All political systems need legitimacy to prove on the one hand, that they have true and irreplaceable authority and on the other hand, lead the subordinates towards obedience. Each government considers variant elements as the basis of its legitimacy, depending on the social conditions, culture, ethics and history. What matters is distinguishing these elements from different situations. One way of legitimizing has been using Iranian political thoughts about the supremacy of government and the necessity to follow it. This is what Timurid have shrewdly observed. This article, after an introduction, tries to analyze Timurid legitimacy on the basis of Iranian thoughts and in the form of categories such as divine rights, divine approval and influences of the government polices of Iranian kings. The article uses a descriptive- analytical method on the basis of library information.