Author
Afshar, Iraj(Editor),Sutūda, Manūchir(Editor)
Publication Date
2019
Publication Place
Leiden; Boston -
BRILL
Subject
Carmelites > Iran > History > Sources. | Catholic Church > Missions. | Iran > Foreign relations > Europe > Sources. | Europe > Foreign relations > Iran > Sources. | Iran > History > Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736 > Sources.
Type
Book
Language
eng,fas
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource.
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
Unknown
Record ID
40104
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2019
Notes
During the reign of the Safavid Shāh ʿAbbās I (reg. 996-1038/1588-1629), Isfahan was the center of power, diplomacy and trade of Iran. Every year scores of diplomatic envoys and traders would make their way to the capital in pursuit of some political or commercial gain. The present collection of Persian letters and documents, whose originals are kept in the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III in Naples, gives a fine view of the major issues in international relations that ʿAbbās I had to deal with during most of his reign. The collection consists for the greater part of translations of documents from various European courts and religious bodies and authorities, prepared by the interpreters of the Carmelite mission in Isfahan. Among the subjects: the silk trade, Anglo-Spanish relations, the threat of the Ottomans, the importance of Russia in an alternative trade route to Europe, foreign access to Persia's ports, and the interests of the Catholic church.
Sample Text
During the reign of the Safavid Shāh ʿAbbās I (reg. 996-1038/1588-1629), Isfahan was the center of power, diplomacy and trade of Iran. Every year scores of diplomatic envoys and traders would make their way to the capital in pursuit of some political or commercial gain. The present collection of Persian letters and documents, whose originals are kept in the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III in Naples, gives a fine view of the major issues in international relations that ʿAbbās I had to deal with during most of his reign. The collection consists for the greater part of translations of documents from various European courts and religious bodies and authorities, prepared by the interpreters of the Carmelite mission in Isfahan. Among the subjects: the silk trade, Anglo-Spanish relations, the threat of the Ottomans, the importance of Russia in an alternative trade route to Europe, foreign access to Persia's ports, and the interests of the Catholic church.
Seri
Miras Maktoob, ISBN: 9789004365452.
