Role and Position of Safavid Women in Persian Sources

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     This research discusses the role and position of women in the Safavid era, as well as shows the position and rank of women in different fields. It is worth mentioning that women in the Safavid period were subject to the authority of men as in previous periods and were sometimes participated in different spheres of political and administrative life by their orders. However, in reality, in Safavid Iranian society, women were not properly served and cared for. They were used less in political affairs and state duties, more in household duties, child rearing and social relations were entrusted with it, both during the Safavid period and in earlier periods After this, Iranian women were viewed more as prisoners and housewives than as active, allowed and independent women in general, it was less developed. Women were generally divided into different classes within the social division of Safavid society, such as women of kings, royal families, servants, prostitutes, prostitutes and dancers, tribal women owner, etc.), in addition to Life of women in Safavid society in general, women had their own duties and activities in the harem Sara, such as serving the harem, the king and the royal court, and spending their time and entertainment in the harem Sara Their position in the marriage process, their dress and relationships and their struggle within the sanctuary shows their most prominent duties and activities in general during the Safavid period.