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Sir
John Chardin
FRS
Born
Jean-Baptiste Chardin

(1643-11-16)16 November 1643
Paris, France
Died5 January 1713(1713-01-05) (aged 69)
Chiswick, London, UK
NationalityFrench and British

Jean Chardin (16 November 1643 – 5 January 1713), born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, and also known as Sir John Chardin, was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Safavid Iran and the Near East in general.

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Jean Chardin

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Jean Chardin (16 November 1643 – 5 January 1713), born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, and also known as Sir John Chardin, was a French jeweller and traveller whose...

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Chardin

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Chardin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, (1699–1779), French painter noted for his still life...

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ (French: [pjɛʁ tɛjaʁ də ʃaʁdɛ̃] listen) (1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, paleontologist...

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Safavid Iran

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was his power, that the French merchant, and later ambassador to Iran, Jean Chardin thought the Safavid Shahs ruled their land with an iron fist and often...

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Isfahan beryani

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locals call it "beryun" (بریون). Jean-Baptiste Tavernier has written about this food in his own journal. Jean Chardin has written two accounts about beryani...

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Caucasian race

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people was developed by early modern travellers to the region such as Jean Chardin. The term Caucasian as a racial category was introduced in the 1780s...

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List of French painters

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(1718–1778) Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631–1681) Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674) Jérôme-François Chantereau (1710?—?) Jean Chardin (1643–1713) Jean Siméon...

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Etchmiadzin Cathedral

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(translator). New York: Sheridan House. p. 125. Chardin, Jean (1811). The Travels of Sir John Chardin. Volume 9. Translated by John Pinkerton. London:...

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Decipherment of cuneiform

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available in 1711 when duplicates of Darius's inscriptions were published by Jean Chardin. Carsten Niebuhr brought very complete and accurate copies of the inscriptions...

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Edict of Fontainebleau

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apology to the descendants of Huguenots around the world. Jean Barbot Jean Chardin de la Font Jean Luzac (see also Nouvelles Extraordinaires de Divers Endroits)...

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Tabriz

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1 °C (55.6 °F). Cool winds blow from east to west, mostly in summer. Jean Chardin, a French traveler, visited Tabriz during the Safavid era, noting the...

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Georgians

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origin by the popularity of St. George amongst Georgians, while traveller Jean Chardin thought that "Georgia" came from Greek γεωργός ("tiller of the land")...

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Old Persian cuneiform

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available in 1711 when duplicates of Darius's inscriptions were published by Jean Chardin. Around 1764, Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis, and was...

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Vagharshapat

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Engraving of Etchmiadzin by Jean Chardin, 1670s...

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Tbilisi

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Tbilisi according to French traveler Jean Chardin, 1671...

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Persepolis

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Jean-Baptiste Drawing of the Tachara by Charles Chipiez The Apadana by Charles Chipiez Apadana detail by Charles Chipiez Persepolis by Jean Chardin,...

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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

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great purity and beauty. On the other hand, European travellers, such as Jean Chardin referred to the mosque using the current name, and Quranic inscriptions...

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List of French explorers

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Sieur de La Salle (North America) Samuel de Champlain (North America) Jean Chardin (Iran, India) Daniel de la Rivardière (South America) Simon François...

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Elihu Yale

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Aurangzeb, one of which was his friend Daniel Chardin, diamond merchant and brother of Sir Jean Chardin, Yale's partner in England. He also sent letters...

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Chronology of European exploration of Asia

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eight years at the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. 1664–1680: Jean Chardin travels two times to Persia (as well as its dependencies in the Caucasus...

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