Socio-Political Situation of Iran under the Saljuks as Reflected by Nizam al-Mulk's Siyāsatnāma

Seyle Gale Abbas, Hamzeh; Dara, Jalil

doi:10.48311/eijh.2026.119259.82841

Socio-Political Situation of Iran under the Saljuks as Reflected by Nizam al-Mulk's Siyāsatnāma

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

hamzeh seyle gale abbas

jalil dara

Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

10.48311/eijh.2026.119259.82841

Abstract

This study examines the reflection of the political and social conditions of the Seljuk era in “Siyāsatnāma” by Khaje Niẓām al-Mulk. In this regard, the views and theories of Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), the renowned French sociologist, have been employed to analyze the characteristics of society and the political system during Niẓām al-Mulk’s vizierate. Using an explanatory method with a structural–functional approach, the research documents how the prevailing social relations of the Seljuk society are mirrored in Niẓām al-Mulk’s “Siyāsatnāma”. To achieve this, the socio-political formation of the Seljuk period is first delineated based on Durkheimian sociology; subsequently, its representations in the monumental work of this eminent Iranian vizier are critically examined. This study endeavors to conduct a re-examination of the various themes in Khaje Nizam al-Mulk Tusi’s work by referring to the original text of the book, placing its subjects within the framework of the political and social structures of the Seljuk period and its significant historical developments.

Keywords

Keywords: Siyāsatnāma, Khaje Niẓām al-Mulk, Seljuks, Émile Durkheim

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