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1016 / 28.4.1607 - 16.4.1608
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| Content |
Letter sent by the Safavid Shah 'Abbas I to the Polish King Sigismund (Sigmund) III. He has sent an envoy, Robert Shirley, to him and wishes to intensify the mutual relations. The Ottomans should be fought jointly in Anatolia. |
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| Type |
namah
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| Category |
Letters and Correspondence
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| Archive |
Archiwum Glowne (Warszawa)
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| Publication |
Fekete, Lajos, and György Hazai, eds. Einführung in die persische Paläographie: 101 Dokumente. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1977. 477-80; Tafeln 201-02
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| Keywords |
conquest
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diplomatic relations
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Ottoman Empire
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Safavids
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| Individuals |
Sigmund III (Poland)
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'Abbas I, Shah
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Shirley, Robert
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| Places |
Diyarbakir
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Iran
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Poland
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Anatolia
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| Notes |
The document is undated. Since it is known that Robert Shirley had left Iran in 1608 for Europe, the editor proposes 1016 (1607/08 h.) to date the document. |
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| Edition |
PDF (2 pages, 220.0 KB)
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