Three Armenian Chroniclers as Primary Sources for Armenian-Iranian Cross-Cultural Encounters in Transcaucasia, 1724-1736

A lecture by Dr. George Bournoutian
Senior Professor of History
Iona College

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Building on his recent translations of important Armenian-language primary sources for the early modern period, Dr. George Bournoutian will discuss the nature of Armenian-Iranian cross-cultural encounters in Transcaucasia during the turbulent period leading up to Nadir Shah’s assumption of the Iranian throne in 1736.

Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies