Letter by Shah Sulayman I to the Doge of Venice
| Date | 1080 / 1.6.1669 - 20.5.1670 |
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| Content | Letter by Shah Sulayman I to the Doge of Venice concerning taxes for the Christians in Nakhjavan. He is informed that the Venetian-Ottoman war for Crete has been brought to an end and the island is now under Ottoman rule. He is waiting for further news. | |
| Type | namah | |
| Category | Letters and Correspondence | |
| Script | nasta'liq | |
| Archive | Archivio di Stato (Venezia) | |
| Publication | Fekete, Lajos, and György Hazai, eds. Einführung in die persische Paläographie: 101 Dokumente. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1977. 535-38; Tafeln 225, 226 | |
| Keywords | Ottoman Empire | Safavids | taxes | Christians | |
| Individuals | Sulayman I, Shah | |
| Places | Nakhjavan | Venice | Europe | Crete | |
| Notes | The document is undated. Date is proposed by the editor. Archive is not certain. | |
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