2018, vol. 6, no. 3. Atygayev N.A., Dzhandosova Z.A.

2018, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 656-663

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2018-6-3.656-663

   A LETTER FROM THE SAFAVID SHAH ABBAS II
TO THE KAZAKH KHAN TAUKE

N.A. Atygayev 1, Z.A. Dzhandosova 2
1 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
nuratygaev@mail.ru
2 Saint-Petersburg State University
Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
zarinejandosova@rambler.ru

Abstract: Research objectives and materials: This article deals with diplomatic correspondence between Kazakh khans and Safavid shahs, based primarily on the example of the letter of Persian Shah Abbas II (1642–1666) to the Kazakh khan Tauke (ca.1655–1715) from the collection of the Library of the Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This letter date to late 1661 or early 1662. A commentary on the Russian translation of this letter is given. The authors come to the conclusion that Tauke Khan came to power in the mid-1650s, but not in the 1680s, as was previously thought.
Research results and novelty: The article contains a Russian translation of the original Persian letter from the Safavid Shah Abbas II (1642–1666) to the Kazakh khan Tauke. The novelty consists of the conclusion that Tauke Khan came to power in the middle of the 1650s.

Keywords: Kazakh Khanate, Safavid Empire, Tauke Khan, Shah Abbas II, historical source

For citation: Atygayev N.A., Dzhandosova Z.A. A Letter from the Safavid Shah Abbas II to the Kazakh Khan Tauke. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2018, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 656–663. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2018-6-3.656-663

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About the authors: Nurlan A. Atygaev – Cand. Sci. (History), Associate Professor of the Department “History of Kazakhstan” of the Historical Faculty of the al-Farabi Kazakh National University of the Republic of Kazakhstan (71, Al-Farabi Avenue, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan). E-mail: nuratygaev@mail.ru

Zarine A. Dzhandosova – Cand. Sci. (History), Associate Professor, Head of the Chair of Central Asia and the Caucasus, Oriental Faculty, St. Petersburg State Univer­sity (11, Universitetskaya Nab., St. Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation). E-mail: zarinejandosova@rambler.ru

Received  May 7, 2018   Accepted for publication  August 23, 2018
Published  online September 29, 2018