« The Tarikh-i Jahanara in the Chester Beatty Library: An Illustrated Manuscript of the ‘Anonymous Histories of Shah Isma’il’ ». Iranian Studies, XXXVII/1, 2004, pp. 89-106.
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 15 May 2008
This article represents an important contribution to our knowledge of Safavid historical literature, since the Author has identified the Tārīḫ-e jahānārā of the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin (Ms.…
Under Two Lions: On the Knowledge of Persia in the Republic of Venice (Ca. 1450 - 1797)
- Giorgio Rota
- Art
- 1 February 2011
Safavids Against Turkmen in the Early Seventeenth Century: Warfare Against the Nomads on the Caspian Steppe*
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 2 January 2017
ABSTRACT The present article is an analysis of Muhammad Tahir Bastami’s Futuhat-i firayduniyah, an account of several actions fought against the Turkmens by Firaydun Khan Charkas, the governor of…
The man who would not be king: Abu'l‐Fath Sultan Muhammad Mirza Safavi in India
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 1 September 1999
THE FALL OF ISFAHAN TO THE AFGHANS IN 1722 MARKED THE END OF EFFECtive Safavid rule over Iran, but not the disappearance of the Safavids from Persia's political scene. During the entire course of the…
« Two 18th-Century Royal Palaces in Georgia and Armenia ». Journal of Persianate Studies 1, 2, 2008, p. 243-248.
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 2011
This brief essay is an interesting attempt to compare the royal palace in Telavi (Georgia) to the no longer extant palace of the Sardār in Erevan. The former was originally founded by King Arcil (r.…
In a League of Its Own? Nāder Šāh and His Empire
- Giorgio Rota
- Art
- 2020
The author offers a detailed analysis of Nadir Shah´s rule whom he characterizes as a warhorse that actually never stopped campaigning. He highlights the ruler´s self-representation and staging and…
PRE-20TH CENTURY HISTORY: Slaves of the Shah: New Elites of Safavid Iran
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 1 October 2005
Slaves of the Shah: New Elites of Safavid Iran, by Sussan Babaie, Kathryn Babayan, Ina Baghdiantz-McCabe, and Massumeh Farhad. London, UK and New York: LB. Tauris, 2004. xiii +138 pages.…
SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHQUAKES IN XVII-XIX CENTURY PERSIAN HISTORICAL SOURCES
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 1997
Rudi Matthee. The Safavids under Western Eyes: Seventeenth-Century European Travelers to Iran
- Giorgio Rota
- History
- 1 December 2013
After investigating Safavid perceptions of the West, Matthee has turned to examining the descriptions by 17th century European travelers of Safavid Persia and the potential value of these travel…
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