The Role of the Ambassadors of Iran and the Netherlands in the Formation and Consistency of Political-Economic Relations between the Two Countries in the Safavid Era
Subject Areas : ArchaeologyBabak Ghods 1 , Abasgholi Ghafar Fard 2 , Ali Bigdeli 3
1 - PhD student, Department of History and Archaeology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of History, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of History, Shahid Beheshty Uiversity, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Safavids, Netherlands, Persian Gulf, Ambassadors, Trade, Silk ,
Abstract :
The Safavid era in Iran coincides with the growth of international trade relations and interaction with European East India companies. The Safavid kings wanted to establish relations with the East India Company, especially the Dutch East India Company, for various reasons. The Dutch were able to surpass their European counterparts in their dealings with the Safavid government by using economic, commercial and sometimes political initiatives, and what kept the Dutch ahead of their other European rivals was the commercial approach of the Dutch ambassadors and political representatives in their dealings with Iranian representatives and officials, the Dutch ambassadors and political representatives tried to spend on commercial activities and the opening of trade House in the ports of the Persian Gulf, so that they could monopolize the trade of the East. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to study the role of the ambassadors of Iran and the Netherlands in the formation and consistency of political-economic relations between the two countries. The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical. The findings of the research show that the expansion of Iran's foreign relations with the Dutch government during the reign of Shah Abbas and the gradual access of the political representatives of this government to Iran, led to the prosperity of Iran's foreign trade. Iran's geographical position, was a suitable arena in which ambassadors and businessmen of different countries could pursue their trade goals in the shortest time and at the lowest cost.
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