Analysis and Review of Fath-Ali Shah's Orders in Savad-e Faramin Salatin and Rulers Manuscript

Correspondences and letters are the two secretarial textbooks of the past eras that in addition to letter writing instructions contain ¿rst-hand information that have speci¿c status in contemporary historical studies. The collection of Savad-e Faramin Salatin and Rulers is one of the correspondences that was written by a writer from Nakhjavan in 1270 century A.H. It contains a copy of orders of some kings’ from Safavids to Qajar eras and trainings for writing administrative letters. The present survey attempts to analyze and review, from a historical point of view, a number of letters in the collection that belong to the early years of the ¿rst round of Iran-Russia wars addressing Kalb-Ali Khan Kangarloo, ruler of Nakhjavan.