In:
Journal of Persianate Studies, Brill, Vol. 11, No. 1 ( 2018-10-19), p. 1-28
Abstract:
In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, Safavid–Spanish relations took a substantial leap forward when Shah ʿAbbās I , together with a plan of alliance against the Ottomans, proposed a trade agreement that would reroute the silk market from Ottoman territory. This scheme and other factors highlighted the need to send to Iran, for the first time, a Spanish ambassador who was not linked to a religious order. Recent studies of the circumstances of this embassy have appeared; however, there has been little discussion of the people involved in the events, save for the Spanish ambassador Don García de Silva y Figueroa. This paper reconstructs and analyzes the journey of the Armenian Kh v āja Safar through Europe and the problems he faced in his mission as a commercial agent and emissary for Shah ʿAbbās. It tries to explain why there was such an unexpected change in Shah ʿAbbās’ attitude towards Spain.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1874-7094
,
1874-7167
DOI:
10.1163/18747167-12341320
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Brill
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2472918-8
SSG:
6,23
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