JAPAN AS DESCRIBED IN "SAFINA-YE SOLAIMANI", A 17TH CENTURY TRAVEL-BOOK IN PERSIAN(Social and Other Sciences)
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"It is not hidden to the hearts of scholars and men of wisdom that the seas of this world embrace a multitude of islands and flow around coasts both flourishing and desolate". Thus Mohammad Rabi' ben Mohammad Ebrahim, the author of Safina-ye Solaimani, opens a chapter in his book containing a description of Japan. The book relates the visit of an envoy of Shah Solaiman the Safavid (r.1667〜94) to the court of Siamese king, Phra Narai. The author was the secretary of the envoy and recorded in his book the embassy's journey to Siam, as well as a description of some other lands of the South East Asia and the Far East, including a narrative account of Japan. The embassy's journey began on 17 June 1685 at Bandar 'Abbas on the Persian Gulf and took them, via the Port of Muscat and the Indian Port of Chinapatan, to the coast of Tenasserim, near the Siamese capital, where they arrived on 17 September 1685. A description of Japan is a part of the fourth and 1ast chapter of the book where the author includes observations on the areas near Siam and information he acquired from reliable travelers who had visited there. He describes Japan as a country abundant with precious metals and natural riches, and praises her people as cheerful and industrious. He gives a brief historical background and a geographical description of the country. The social classes of medieval Japan, its people's life-style, and its rulers' care for their subordinates are some topics tackled by the author. In spite of its indirect observation and some inaccuracy and confusion mainly caused by the author's reliance on travellers' accounts, the book provides valuable information on the 17th century Japan, and sheds some light on the country's image in contemporary Iran.
- 大阪外国語大学の論文
- 1991-07-31
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