Russian diplomatic representatives in the Afshars’ state

• Authors: GOZALOVA Nigar R.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The issue of studying the history of diplomatic missions, consulates and embassies is particularly important for the study of international relations in the 18th century. In the absence at that time of a tradition of permanent diplomatic embassies in the Afshars’ state, the exchange of missions and the establishment of consulates, together with and diplomatic correspondence were the main forms of establishing and maintaining intergovernmental contacts. This article describes the Afshar and Russian diplomatic missions and consulates.. The paper relies on official and semi-official historiography, contemporary mainly Russian accounts, and archival dates, as well some secondary sources. Considering this data is of utmost importance, as our previous knowledge was predominantly based on Iranian sources, which are highly biased and frequently present a distorted narrative in their content.

Keywords

EN

Afshars’ state; Russia; Iran; Nadir Shah; Councils; Diplomatic Missions; Residents; Embassy

• Publisher: Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 231–242

Contributors

author

GOZALOVA Nigar R.

• Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2025.14.14