Letter from Budaq to Napoleon
| Date | 25 Ziqa'dah 1224 - 4 Zihijjah 1225 / 1.1.1810 - 31.12.1810 |
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| Content | Budaq, probably of Armenian origin and Napoleon's secret agent in Iran, expresses his loyalty and gives some information about the situation in Iran. Among other things he reports on Britain's activities in Iran and the attempted rapprochement between Russia and Iran. | |
| Type | namah | |
| Category | Letters and Correspondence | |
| Script | shikastah-nasta'liq | |
| Archive | Archives des Affaires étrangères (Paris) | |
| Publication | Qa'im-Maqami, Jahangir. Yaksad va panjah sanad-i tarikhi: az Jalayiriyan ta Pahlavi. Tihran: Chapkhanah-yi artish-i shahanshahi-yi Iran, 1348 (1969). 166-67 | |
| Keywords | diplomatic relations | envoy | Qajars | |
| Individuals | Fath-'Ali Shah Qajar | Napoleon I | Budaq | |
| Places | France | Iran | Russia | England | |
| Notes | Also published: Bayani, Khanbaba. "Chand sanad dar barah-yi ravabit-i siyasi-yi Iran va Faransah dar dawrah-yi Qajariyah (baqiyah)." Barrasi-ha-yi tarikhi 4, 1 (1348/1969): 163-89. Date is given by the editor. | |
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