“Betrayed into the Hands of the Enemy”: The 1795–96 Russian Investigation of the Death of Hedayat-Allah Khan of Gilan

Name: “Betrayed into the Hands of the Enemy”: The 1795–96 Russian Investigation of the Death of Hedayat-Allah Khan of Gilan
Author: Gledhill, Kevin

Title	“Betrayed into the Hands of the Enemy”: The 1795–96 Russian Investigation of the Death of Hedayat-Allah Khan of Gilan
Author	Gledhill, Kevin
Publication Place	Cambridge - Cambridge University Press
Subject	18th century, Hegemony, Investigations, Merchants
Type	Book
Language	eng,fas
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 0021-0862, EISSN: 1475-4819, DOI: 10.1017/irn.2021.21
Record ID	cdi_proquest_journals_2790088855
Library Location	Cambridge Journals: 2024 Full Collection, Social Science Database, ProQuest Central
Notes	This article examines the Russian investigation of the death of Hedayat-Allah Khan, who ruled Gilan from the mid-1750s until his death in 1786. Using Russian consular reports and records of the 1795 Russian investigation of his death, the article offers two major conclusions. First, Hedayat-Allah Khan ruled a Caspian-centered polity linked to the Russian consulate and trade through partnerships with merchant intermediaries. As Qajar hegemony in Iran emerged by 1786, the consulate and merchants threw their support to Aqa Mohammad Khan. Second, the 1795 Russian investigation of his death was opened by Catherine II to solidify alliances in response to Qajar claims to Tiflis in 1795. Shifting Russian strategic priorities under Emperor Paul removed the need for this investigation.
Telif Hakkı	Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Iranian Studies
Görüntüle	Iranian studies, 2022-04, Vol.55 (2), p.355-378

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“Betrayed into the Hands of the Enemy”: The 1795–96 Russian Investigation of the Death of Hedayat-Allah Khan of Gilan

Author Gledhill, Kevin

Publication Place Cambridge - Cambridge University Press

Subject 18th century, Hegemony, Investigations, Merchants

Type Book

Language eng,fas

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 0021-0862, EISSN: 1475-4819, DOI: 10.1017/irn.2021.21

Record ID cdi_proquest_journals_2790088855

Library Location Cambridge Journals: 2024 Full Collection, Social Science Database, ProQuest Central

Notes This article examines the Russian investigation of the death of Hedayat-Allah Khan, who ruled Gilan from the mid-1750s until his death in 1786. Using Russian consular reports and records of the 1795 Russian investigation of his death, the article offers two major conclusions. First, Hedayat-Allah Khan ruled a Caspian-centered polity linked to the Russian consulate and trade through partnerships with merchant intermediaries. As Qajar hegemony in Iran emerged by 1786, the consulate and merchants threw their support to Aqa Mohammad Khan. Second, the 1795 Russian investigation of his death was opened by Catherine II to solidify alliances in response to Qajar claims to Tiflis in 1795. Shifting Russian strategic priorities under Emperor Paul removed the need for this investigation.

Görüntüle Iranian studies, 2022-04, Vol.55 (2), p.355-378