[IRANIAN BOOK OF EMBASSY: ALLIANCE OF NAPOLEON AND THE SUBLIME PORT AGAINST RUSSIA] Iran sefaretnâmesi

MEHMED REFÎ, (Ottoman diplomat and statesman), (18-19th century).   Hilâl Matbaasi., Istanbul, [AH 1333], 1917.   Modern 1/4 leather bound in Ottoman lettered gilt. Large Roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script. 31 p. Roumi: 1333 = Gregorian: 1917. Some of the books of the embassy are only about how they fulfill their embassy duties. The "Iranian Book of Embassy" (1807) by Sayyid Mehmet Refi 'Efendi is an example of this. The embassy of Mehmed Refi 'Efendi (d.1224), was sent as an ambassador to Iran by the Ottoman Empire in 1222/1807, is the work of the tradition of writing an embassy book, which emerged as a result of new style diplomatic relations. This Iranian embassy book provides information about the Ottoman-Iranian political relations as well as the diplomatic tradition of both countries, the political history of Europe, and many other areas. Napoleon, who was also fighting against Russia in Europe, evaluated this situation as a suitable opportunity and, at his request, by Bab