Meymeh

Meymeh lies near the eastern approaches to the Iraqi lowlands and the Zagros foothills. Valleys and routes through this mountain borderland linked the highlands with the plains toward the Tigris.

The wider setting includes Pošt-e Kuh, the western part of historical Luristan. In 1597–1598 Shah Abbas appointed Hosayn Khan as governor of Luristan, beginning a line of hereditary governors. Ottoman-Safavid rivalry also affected the broader frontier.