نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکتری، گروه تاریخ، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه جغرافیای ایران، بنیاد ایرانشناسی، تهران، ایران.
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نویسندگان [English]
“Chalderan", whose name in the history of Iran is associated with the renowned battle between the Safavids and the Ottomans in this region in 920 AH/1514 CE, was considered part of the province of Azerbaijan during the Safavid era and administratively subordinate to Coy. Prior to the Battle of Chalderan, this region was not at the center of historical developments; however, with the occurrence of the aforementioned battle, its name came into prominence. The present article seeks, through a historical–comparative approach, to analyze the frequency of this region’s name in the maps drawn by European cartographers. contemplated the geographical image of Iran during the Safavid Era. Based on European maps, this name appeared for a specific period of time - namely, from the mid-10th/16th century to the mid-11th/17th century - in European depictions of Iran, and after a while it disappeared from the maps. Therefore, the specific research question of the article is: due to which factors did the name “Chalderan” emerge during the aforementioned period and subsequently disappear? The findings of the research indicate that the representation and omission of “Chalderan” in European cartography reflected the contingent geopolitical significance of historical events rather than the natural realities of the region in question. More specifically, the renown of the Battle of Chalderan was the primary factor behind the appearance of this toponym on maps, and with the gradual stabilization of Safavid–Ottoman relations and the decline of military tensions, the name was progressively forgotten in cartographic records. This process reveals the profound gap between local realities and external representations in European cartography.
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