Abstract:
آﺛﺎر ﻣﮑﺘﻮب زﺑﺎن ﻓﺎرﺳﯽ، در اﻗﺼﯽ ﻧﻘﺎط ﺟﻬﺎن ﭘﺮاﮐﻨﺪه اﺳﺖ و ﻣﮑﺎﺗﯿﺐ ﯾﺎ ﻧﺎﻣﻪﻫﺎی ﺑﺎﻗﯽﻣﺎﻧﺪه، ﺑﺨﺸﯽ از اﯾﻦ آﺛﺎر ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ ﻣﯽﺗﻮاﻧﻨﺪ ﺑﻌﻀﯽ ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﺗﺎرﯾﺨﯽ را روﺷﻦ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ. دورة ﺻﻔﻮﯾﻪ از دورهﻫﺎی ﻣﻬﻢ ﺗﺎرخ اﯾﺮان ﺑﻪوﯾﮋه از ﺣﯿﺚ ارﺗﺒﺎط ﺑﺎ ﻏﺮب اروﭘﺎ) اﺳﺖ. ﺑﺴﯿﺎری از ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﻣﻌﺎﺻﺮ، رﯾﺸﻪ در رواﺑﻂ و ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺎت آن دوره دارد. در ﻣﻮزة ﻣﻠّﯽ ورﺷﻮ، ﺑﺨﺶ آرﺷﯿو اﺳﻨﺎد ﺗﺎرﯾﺨﯽ، ﭼﻨﺪﯾﻦ ﻧﺎﻣﮥ ﻓﺎرﺳﯽ ﻣﻮﺟﻮد اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﻣﻨﺒﻊ ﻣﻬﻤّﯽ ﺑﺮای ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ در ﺑﺎب رواﺑﻂ اﯾﺮان و ﻟﻬﺴﺘﺎن در ﻋﺼﺮ ﺻﻔﻮی به شمار میرود.
در اﯾﻦ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﻪ ﺿﻤﻦ اﺷﺎرهای ﮐﻮﺗﺎه ﺑﻪ رواﺑﻂ دو ﮐﺸﻮر، ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﺮّﻓﯽ و ﺑﺎزﺧﻮاﻧﯽ اﯾﻦ ﻧﺎﻣﻪﻫﺎ ﭘﺮداﺧﺘﻪ ﺷﺪه اﺳﺖ. ﻋﻼوه ﺑﺮ اﯾ درﺑﺎرة اﺷﺨﺎﺻﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﻨﺪه و ﻣﺨﺎﻃﺐ ﻧﺎﻣﻪﻫﺎ ﺑﻮدهاﻧﺪ ﻧﯿﺰ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺒﯽ اراﺋﻪ ﺷﺪه ﮐﻪ ﺑﺮای ﺧﻮاﻧﻨﺪة ﻓﺎرﺳﯽ زﺑﺎن ﮐﻤﺘﺮ آﺷﻨﺎﺳﺖ. ﺿﻮع ﻧﺎﻣﻪﻫﺎ اﻏﻠﺐ، ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ اﺳﺖ و اﯾﻦ ﻣﺴﺌﻠﻪ ﺑﺮ اﻫﻤّﯿﺖ آنﻫﺎ از ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﺎرﯾﺨﯽ ﻣﯽاﻓﺰاﯾﺪ. در اﯾﻦ ﻧﺎﻣﻪﻫﺎ ﮔﺎه ﺑﻪﺻﺮاﺣﺖ و گاه ﺑﺎ اﺷﺎره ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﻓﯽﻣﺎﺑﯿﻦ ﻣﻮرد ﺑﺤﺚ ﻗﺮار ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ اﺳﺖ و در ﻧﻬﺎﯾﺖ، ﻣﻌﻠﻮم ﻣﯽﺷﻮد ﮐﻪ وﺟﻮد دﺷﻤﻦ ﻣﺸﺘﺮک (ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻧﯽ) ﻋﺎﻣﻞ اﺻﻠﯽ ﻧﺰدﯾﮑﯽ ﻣﯿﺎن ﺷﺎﻫﺎن ﺻﻔﻮی و ﺣﮑﻤﺮاﻧﺎن ﻟﻬﺴﺘﺎن ﺑﻮده اﺳﺖ.
Persian written works are scattered throughout the world, and letters -as part of these documentsprove
helpful in clarifying historical issues. The Safavid era was an important chapter in Iranian
history concerning the expansion of relations with the West. Most of contemporary issues are
rooted in Safavid-era relations. The Central Archives of Historical Documents in Warsaw holds
some Persian letters which provide a valuable source to investigate Iran-Poland relations.
The present article reviews Iran-Poland relations along with these letters. In addition, their writers
and addressees are introduced to the Persian-speaking reader. They are mainly about political
issues and, thus, of historical significance. Bilateral issues are, sometimes implicitly and sometimes
explicitly, addressed in the letters, and a common enemy, i.e. the Ottoman Empire, appears to be
the main reason for Safavid and Polish rulers' close relations.