روابط ايران و عثماني در نيمه دوم قرن هيجدهم (1193- 1188ق./ 1779- 1774م.)

(Iran-Ottoman Relations in the Second half of the 18th Century (1774-1779 A.D

در اين مقاله، روابط ايران و عثماني در نيمه دوم قرن هيجدهم (1193- 1188ق./ 1779- 1774م.) بر اساس منابع عثماني بررسي شده است. محور اصلي پژوهش، بررسي علل وقوع جنگ هاي ايران و عثماني و اشغال بصره در دوره كريم خان زند است. بايد اذعان كرد كه رويكرد نويسندگان ترك در اين پژوهش، همدلي با عثماني ها در مقابله با كريم خان و دولت زنديه است و كوشيده اند تا تصويري جنگ طلبانه از كريم خان و دولت زنديه به دست دهند و او را مقصر جنگ و درگيري ميان دو دولت ايران و عثماني قلمداد كنند. حال آنكه بر پايه منابع عثماني و ايراني دوره زنديه، اقدامات دولت عثماني و كارگزاران آنان در عراق، زمينه هاي اصلي مخاصمات دو دولت را فراهم آورد.

Drawing upon Ottoman historical sources the article seeks to study the Iran-Ottoman relations during the second half of the 18th century. As his main objective the author has sought to analyze the buildup to and the reasons for the Iran-Ottoman wars and the siege and occupation of Basra. It is not surprising, however, that the Turk authors have proven to be quite sympathetic to the Ottomans, and have taken a harshe stance on Karim Khan Zand; thus, a belligerent image of him and the Zand Government has been painted accusing him of the instigator of the conflict between Iran and the Ottomans. Whereas according to the Ottoman and Iranian sources of the Zand Period, the Ottomans' deeds and the malevolent actions on the part of their agents in Iraq created the hostile atmosphere between the two sides.