Safavids in Venetian and European Sources
The emergence of the Safavid Empire in the early sixteenth century marked a significant change in the geopolitics of the Middle East. This momentous change coincided with the widening of Ottoman expansion eastward and the exploration by European powers, especially by Venice, of the possibilities of...
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| author | Guliyev, Ahmad |
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| description | The emergence of the Safavid Empire in the early sixteenth century marked a significant change in the geopolitics of the Middle East. This momentous change coincided with the widening of Ottoman expansion eastward and the exploration by European powers, especially by Venice, of the possibilities of forming alliances against the Ottomans with the involvement of the Safavids. Thus, Ottoman threat and commercial interests contributed to the emergence and development of diplomatic, cultural, and trade relations between the Republic of Venice and the Safavid Empire, which lasted until the end of the seventeenth century. Drawing on the documents from the Venetian State Archives and other contemporary sources, this book focuses mainly on some aspects of Safavid diplomacy, including the language of the Safavid polity, the role of European subjects as interpreters for the shahs, material and visual characteristics of Safavid diplomatic letters to Venice, the attitude of the Safavids towards resident diplomacy, the reception of the European envoys in the Safavid court and Europeans’ perception of Safavid diplomatic practices, as well as the characteristics of the Safavid embassies to Venice. We have tried to explain the role of Turkish as a language of diplomacy and communication in Safavid-Venetian encounters. We have also attempted to explore briefly how the Venetians distinguished Safavid subjects according to their ethno-linguistic affiliations. Finally, we examine the Ottoman factor in Safavid-Venetian relations in order to establish to what extent, if any, the Ottomans had an impact on the overall character of Safavid-Venetian relations. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1712702026-02-11T05:27:34Z Safavids in Venetian and European Sources Guliyev, Ahmad Guliyev, Ahmad Diplomatic gift-giving Safavid-Venetian relations Safavid envoys Safavid diplomacy Safavid Empire Venice Ottoman-Venetian relations Early modern diplomacy NH The emergence of the Safavid Empire in the early sixteenth century marked a significant change in the geopolitics of the Middle East. This momentous change coincided with the widening of Ottoman expansion eastward and the exploration by European powers, especially by Venice, of the possibilities of forming alliances against the Ottomans with the involvement of the Safavids. Thus, Ottoman threat and commercial interests contributed to the emergence and development of diplomatic, cultural, and trade relations between the Republic of Venice and the Safavid Empire, which lasted until the end of the seventeenth century. Drawing on the documents from the Venetian State Archives and other contemporary sources, this book focuses mainly on some aspects of Safavid diplomacy, including the language of the Safavid polity, the role of European subjects as interpreters for the shahs, material and visual characteristics of Safavid diplomatic letters to Venice, the attitude of the Safavids towards resident diplomacy, the reception of the European envoys in the Safavid court and Europeans’ perception of Safavid diplomatic practices, as well as the characteristics of the Safavid embassies to Venice. We have tried to explain the role of Turkish as a language of diplomacy and communication in Safavid-Venetian encounters. We have also attempted to explore briefly how the Venetians distinguished Safavid subjects according to their ethno-linguistic affiliations. Finally, we examine the Ottoman factor in Safavid-Venetian relations in order to establish to what extent, if any, the Ottomans had an impact on the overall character of Safavid-Venetian relations. illustrator 2026-02-11T05:27:33Z 2026-02-11T05:27:33Z 2026-02-10T09:30:45Z 2022-04-08 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109905 9788869695933 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/171270 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109905/1/9788869695933.pdf 10.30687/978-88-6969-592-6 10.30687/978-88-6969-592-6 b77fb797-b1d1-44fb-a755-1b44fe24463c 3983007a-5726-4f1e-b9df-3fbc771f2916 9788869695933 EU collection 116 789632 Marie Curie-Sklodowska Actions European Commission European Union 10.13039/501100000780 open access |
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| title | Safavids in Venetian and European Sources |
| title_full | Safavids in Venetian and European Sources |
| title_fullStr | Safavids in Venetian and European Sources |
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| title_short | Safavids in Venetian and European Sources |
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| topic | Diplomatic gift-giving Safavid-Venetian relations Safavid envoys Safavid diplomacy Safavid Empire Venice Ottoman-Venetian relations Early modern diplomacy NH |
| topic_facet | Diplomatic gift-giving Safavid-Venetian relations Safavid envoys Safavid diplomacy Safavid Empire Venice Ottoman-Venetian relations Early modern diplomacy NH |
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