نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی - پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
During the 19th century a significant number of Iranians commuted to the Ottoman Turkey or even lived there. In the texts and documents of the Qajar era we can find a multitude of data on the Ottoman Turkey which reflect the various civilizational and cultural situations of that time.
It is very important to have scientific approach towards collecting, compiling and analyzing this data as a means to better understanding the circumstances under which modernization burgeoned in the two countries. The books of travel of itinerary accounts written by the travelers of that time contain a huge amount of detailed descriptions about the Ottoman Turkey of the time. The current article undertakes to assess Mirza Saleh Shirza’s book of travel which is important with regard to the first penetration of modern thought into Iran. As the reader can follow the prosperity and progress of Russia and England in the accounts given by Mirza Saleh in his book of travel, he can also observe the decline of the Ottoman Empire after its zenith.
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