Letter by Shah Safi I to the Doge of Venice
Date | 1045 / 17.6.1635 - 4.6.1636 | |
Content | Letter by Shah Safi I to the Doge of Venice. He praises the good relations between them. One of the purchasers from the Safavid court had been sent to Istanbul to sell silk and buy goods several years ago. The same had transferred the silk to Venice but the proceeds were confiscated. Now he is sending a new envoy to Venice to receive the money. | |
Type | namah | |
Category | Letters and Correspondence | |
Archive | Archivio di Stato (Venezia) | |
Publication | Fekete, Lajos, and György Hazai, eds. Einführung in die persische Paläographie: 101 Dokumente. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1977. 499-503; Tafeln 213-214 | |
Keywords | diplomatic relations | envoy | Safavids | trade | |
Individuals | Safi I, Shah | |
Places | Istanbul | Venice | Iran | |
Notes | Document undated. | |
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