Abstract

In the spring of 1807, Napoleon announced that he wanted to create a triple alliance between France, Persia and the Ottoman Empire, all of which were warring against Russia. The alliance with Persia stemmed from Napoleon’s old dream of attacking British India overland through the Middle East. In March of the same year, a Persian ambassador met the Emperor of the French in Warsaw. Natchkebia recounts in great detail the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Finkenstein on 4 May...

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