Safavids in Venetian and European Sources

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dc.identifier	ECF_book_514
dc.creator	Guliyev Ahmad
dc.title	Safavids in Venetian and European Sources
dc.type	Monograph
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.relation.ispartof	Hilâl
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-592-6
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2022-04-08
dc.dateAccepted	2021-10-12
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-593-3/
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9484
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-8895
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-593-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-592-6
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Diplomatic gift-giving
dc.subject	Early modern diplomacy
dc.subject	Ottoman-Venetian relations
dc.subject	Safavid Empire
dc.subject	Safavid diplomacy
dc.subject	Safavid envoys
dc.subject	Safavid-Venetian relations
dc.subject	Venice

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Ahmad Guliyev Institute of History of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan

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abstract

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.

Published

April 8, 2022

Accepted

Oct. 12, 2021

Submitted

July 16, 2021

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ISBN (PRINT)

978-88-6969-593-3

ISBN (EBOOK)

978-88-6969-592-6

Keywords

Safavid diplomacy • Safavid envoys • Safavid-Venetian relations • Venice • Ottoman-Venetian relations • Diplomatic gift-giving • Safavid Empire • Early modern diplomacy

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