Safavid Farman by Shah 'Abbas I to King James I
| Date | Ramazan 1016 / 20.12.1607 - 18.1.1608 |
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| Content | The English commanders (umara) and generals (sardaran) are advised to ask the English envoys Robert Shirley and Captain Paolo Frangi about the situation of Europeans and Christians in the Safavid realm; a diplomatic note to King James I (= Jakob I) in the form of a farman. | |
| Type | farman | |
| Category | Imperial and Royal Decrees | |
| Script | nasta'liq | |
| Archive | Public Record Office (London) | |
| Publication | Bayani, Khanbaba. "Asnad va namah-ha-yi tarikhi-yi dawrah-yi Safavi." Barrasi-ha-yi tarikhi 3, 3-4 (1347/1968): 67-96. 73-74 | |
| Keywords | diplomatic relations | Safavids | Christians | religious minorities | |
| Individuals | James I (England) | Shirley, Robert | Captain Paolo Frangi | 'Abbas I, Shah | |
| Places | Europe | England | |
| Notes | also published in Qa'im-Maqami, Jahangir. Yaksad va panjah sanad-i tarikhi. Az Jalayiriyan ta Pahlavi. Tihran, 1969/70 : 21. | |
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