title: Shirvān and its Role in the Russo-Safavid Trade and Diplomacy in the 16th Century
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metadata.value: Rybar, Lukas
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2020-06-29T09:52:29Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2020-06-29T09:52:29Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-06
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metadata.value: Rybar L. Shirvān and its Role in the Russo-Safavid Trade and Diplomacy in the 16th Century. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2020, vol. 65, iss. 2, рp. 605–617.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu02.2020.216
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/18376
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article deals with trade role of Shirvān in the diplomacy between the Muscovite Rus’ (or
  Russian Tsardom) and Safavid Empire in the 16th century. Shirvān as a historical and geographical
  area in the east of the South Caucasus (near The Caspian Sea) was a very important
  centre of international trade even in the earlier period. In 1538, Shirvān became a part of the
  Safavid Empire (as a border administrative entity — Beylerbeylik). Some important caravan
  routes led through the Shirvānian cities (Shamakhi, Baku, Darband). Merchants from Eastern
  Europe (predominantly from Muscovite Rus’) came along these trade routes to Persia with
  their goods. In addition, Shirvān was also an important source of several commercial goods
  such as silk, various fabrics, oil, carpets and more. After the conquest of Kazan and Astrakhan
  Khanates, the interest of the Muscovite Rus’ in the South Caucasus regions (including
  Shirvān) and Safavid Persia intensified, which is apparent in the increase of diplomatic contacts
  between the Russian Tsar (or Muscovite Tsar) and Safavid Shah. The subject of these negotiations
  was mostly trade. When the Ottoman-Safavid war (1578–1590) broke out, the territory
  of Shirvān got under control of the Ottoman Empire. An international trade exchange
  across its territory was temporarily interrupted but the Russo-Safavid diplomacy continued,
  and this fact led to the intensification of diplomatic exchanges. Following the Russian sources
  (archival and published documents), I would like to show the key aspects of negotiations, in
  which Shirvān (especially such cities as Baku, Darband and Shamakhi) played a profound role
  in the diplomatic relationships between the Russian Tsar and Safavid Shah at the end of 16th
  century.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 65; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Shirvān
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: trade
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: diplomacy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Muscovite Rus’
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Safavid Empire
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: 16th century
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Shirvān and its Role in the Russo-Safavid Trade and Diplomacy in the 16th Century
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metadata.value: Article
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