Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Phd student of the Department of History, Lorestan University, Khorramabad. Iran.
2 Assistant Professor of Lorestan University, History Department, Khorramabad, Iran.
3 Professor of History Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
Abstract
The conflicts between the claimants of the local governments after the death of Abu Saeed Ilkhani and during the interregnum between the Ilkhans and the Timurids greatly affected the quality of life of the farmers and they lived in hardship and suffering. In the meantime, some local rulers who managed to rule over a territory and establish stability there, thought about the farmers of their territory and took measures for their well-being. Sultan Owais Jalayeri, the most famous ruler of the Jalayerid dynasty, who came to power after a series of conflicts in the regions of Azerbaijan, Arab Iraq and Ajam Iraq and was able to establish stability and peace in the territory under his command, was one of these rulers. He made many efforts to repair the ruins and improve the condition of agriculture and farmers. In the present study, an attempt will be made to analyze the reform measures of Sultan Awais Jalayri in the field of agriculture and improving the condition of the villagers by using the descriptive-analytical method and relying on first-hand sources and researches. The results of the research show that Sultan Owais, with the measures he took in the field of agriculture, such as removing tax abuses, amending property laws, returning fugitive farmers to their properties, prohibiting agents from trespassing on farmers and punishing the wrongdoers, as well as carrying out supportive and encouraging measures For the farmers, he improved the condition of agriculture and the villagers of the region under his command, and for a short period of time, he benefited from the stability, prosperity and prosperity of the territory of the Jalarians.
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