Ahmad Guliyev
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Asian and North African Studies (DSAAM), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow (2019-2021)
The George Washington University, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Fulbright Visiting Scholar (2013-2014)
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Linguistics, philology, and literature.
Religions and philosophies.
Archaeology and cultural heritage, visual and performing arts.
History, economy, politics, and international relations.
The paper was written within a research project titled ‘Gifts without borders: Material and symbolic dimensions of Safavid-Mughal diplomacy’ funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation (AZ46/F/22).
given such as carpets, textiles, and weaponry. The article sheds light on the role religion played in the determination of a Shah’s choice of a gift to the Doge. Furthermore, this article examines how the diplomatic gifts from the Safavid rulers were viewed and conceived in Venice. Using a comparative perspective, the article explores the differences between the Safavid gift-giving strategies towards Venice and Ottomans.
It reveals that the Safavids and Venetians had a common understanding of what was worthy of giving.
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
The present paper aimed to identify the role and importance of the gift exchanges in Safavid-Ottoman diplomatic relations in 50s-60s of the 16th century. During that period gift exchanges between the Safavid and Ottoman states were conducted for various purposes, including to contribute to peace building, to decrease the tensions between these two powers and to congratulate the new ruler on his enthronement and etc. Sending and receiving some gifts in numbers of 9 makes it clear that, both the Safavids and Ottomans preserved that ancient Turkic tradition.
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Azerbaijani historians have contributed to the critical editions and translations, as well. This article examines the present state of research in studies on Safavid sources in Azerbaijan. It aims to give an overview of the recent tendencies in studies on Safavid sources in Azerbaijan.
There is no population survey that provides information of any kind on the attitudes and opinions of Azerbaijani Americans. Based on the survey conducted among sample of 103 Azerbaijani immigrants, this paper aims to provide the profile of the Azerbaijani community, socio-cultural characteristics, assess the immigrant’s identification with their native culture, ethnic attachment, as well as, their emotional ties to the homeland and level of integration in the United States.