The Muslim Counter-Reformation Prince?: Pietro della Valle on Shah ‘Abbas I

transfer of knowledge to iran in the safavid era: a letter on modern astronomy explaining the tychonic model

a letter authored by the well-known italian nobleman and traveller pietro della valle, dated 1624, is probably the oldest existing persian document in which modern astronomy, in particular the tychonic model, is introduced and discussed in detail. it was written in the reign of the safavid shah abbas i, less than a quarter of century after tycho brahe’s death. in part it was based on what his i...

Reformation and Counter-Reformation in Habsburg Monarchy in the Sixteenth Century

The Prince of Holmberg I

In cognitive robotics we look for the representation of consciousness, which is based on the ability to reproduce mental states. In this presentation we discuss the principles for consciousness reproducibility, namely representation, the resolution levels of experience and the space of experience. We conclude with a tale that is a metaphore of our mental and scientific equipment to face robotic...

«بهشت ثانی» و «کوچۀ آراسته از خرمی»، شکل و جایگاه خیابان‌(ها) در جعفرآباد و قزوین صفوی

When Qazvin was chosen as the capital of Shah Tahmasb, governmental quarters were set up there in a garden complex in an area called Zangī-ābād. Following the destruction of a large part of Safavid Qazvin, little remains of those quarters.  What remains along with other resources have always been used in order to restore the layout of the city and the plan of the governmental complex and i...

Investigating the Role of Correspondences in Iranian Political Relations with Neighboring Governments in the First Shah Abbas Era (with an Emphasis on the Manuscripts of the Correspondences)

The kingship of Shah Abbas was contemporary with one of the most critical period in the Safavid era. One of the main challenges of the Safavid government at this time was how to deal with the neighboring states. One of Shah Abbas's first steps to address the challenges was to enable diplomacy and to send numerous communications to the neighboring states. In addition to introducing the correspon...