Documents on Iran’s International Relations Under the Qajar Rule (1807-1925)

The collection contains 107 documents from the correspondence of heads of states, kings, prominent political figures, leaders of ethnic and religious minorities with the Shahs of Iran during the 1807-1925 period, under the Qajar rule. These documents reflect part of the history of international relations in the modern world, during an especially sensitive historical period that left its permanent imprint on the political geography of the world, including on Iran. The documents include a variety of topics, including peace and friendship treaties, cultural relations, trade, as well as international events. During this period, many agreements and treaties with Iran were concluded by various European states and signed and sealed by such figures as Napoleon Bonaparte, George III, Nicholas I, and Queen Victoria. These documents embody the style of the official correspondence of the time. In addition to textual and content value, they also contain and exhibit formal, artistic, and aesthetic significance.