Princely Suburb, Armenian Quarter or Christian Ghetto?The Urban Setting of New Julfa in the Safavid Capital of Isfahan (1605-1722)
This article examines the Armenian neighborhoods of Isfahan. The wealthy traders of Julfa deported by Shah Abbas in 1604 were granted a neighborhood, New Julfa, which was reserved for their exclusive residence. New Julfa and Isfahan had separate jurisdictions: under Safavid rule, New Julfa was not a...
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| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2005-09-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/2826 |