Analysis of the content of the agreement prohibiting the sale of slaves between Iran and England in the Persian Gulf region (11 Rabi al-Thani 1299/2 March 1882. AD)

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1 Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shiraz University, Fars

2 Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Khuzestan,

3 PhD in Iranian Islamic History, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran.

Abstract

Various historical events in the history of Europe became the grounds for the emergence of anti-slavery thoughts and the signing of such treaties, which are not included in this article. However, the "Agreement between Iran and England regarding the cessation of the slave trade" was signed on 11 Rabi al-Thani 1299, equal to 2 March 1882, by Mirza Saeed Khan, the foreign minister of Iran at the time, and Ronald Thomson, the British consul in Tehran, which is the subject of this research. The document's text is written in four pages and four chapters. In appearance, this decree shows two equal governments. But from the comparison of the two English and Persian versions of this treaty, it is possible to come across significant differences this article aims to find these differences with the analytical-descriptive method with the content analysis approach. The findings of the research indicate that the difference in the tone of the two versions of the contract is the result of the mistake or intentionality of the translator or anonymous translators; As the Persian version shows a more moderate tone and a more equal relationship between the two courts of Iran and England. But its English text shows a colonialist and British superiority-seeking approach towards Iran. Therefore, this document should be counted among the British colonial documents and privileges from Iran.

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  • Receive Date: 25 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 14 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 01 December 2023

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